Vicente Derama House (Eugenio and Maxima V. Alo Residence) The house could be built around 1890s. It has sliding Capiz windows and storm shutters and wooden spindled ventanillas. It has wooden pilaster and a nipa roof. The columns and floor planks are made of tugas. A big portion of the house was renovated around 1940s. This is one of the houses built large enough to accommodate children who have families on their own. It was a practice in Boljoon during the 1920s to keep all family members, and even relatives, under one roof even as they got older and have their own families. Josefina Estavilla House (Arnolfo Niere Residence) This two-storey house was built in 1949, It is a typical American type house built by local carpenter Kayo Anterporta, who likewise designed the house, which features are proportionate to the small lot area. As a result, the house features smaller door and window openings, which gives it an interesting façade. Its columns are made of yakal and its floor of red lawaan. It still has its original paintings on its walls and ceiling. It has typical gable roof. It has an interesting geometric fenestration. Sulpicio Niere acquired the house on 1956. Arnolfo Niere, the present owner, is the son of Sulipicio Niere. |