The Mansion (Baguio)
Mansion House | |
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Alternative names | The Mansion |
General information | |
Town or city | Leonard Wood Road, Baguio 2600 |
Country | Philippines |
Coordinates | 16°24′44″N 120°37′17″E / 16.412222°N 120.621389°E |
Elevation | approx. 5,000 feet (1,500 m) |
Current tenants | Bongbong Marcos President of the Philippines |
Inaugurated | 1908 |
Owner | Government of the Philippines |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | William E. Parsons |
The Mansion, also known as Mansion House,
History
The Mansion House was built in 1908 to serve as the official summer residence of American
With the inauguration of the
The house was badly damaged during the
The Mansion House was also used as the venue of important events, such as the second session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) in 1947, the second session of the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1948, and the first meeting of the Southeast Asian Union (SEAU), more commonly known as the Baguio Conference of 1950, which was conceived and convened by President Elpidio Quirino.[3] More recently, the Mansion House has been the site of a number of international conferences.
On January 21, 1994, communist rebel Conrado Balweg and his followers who had been using the mansion's guest house as their headquarters since 1986 were ejected from it by policemen without violence.[4]
Description
The Mansion consists of an elegantly designed Spanish Colonial Revival main building and a guesthouse. The elaborate main gate, made of ornate ironwork, was once thought to be a replica of a main gate of Buckingham Palace in London, but this is false.[5][6][7][8][9] The front gate is still one of the most photographed sections of the complex. The public may visit the inside of the Mansion House, which contains a museum featuring presidential memorabilia.
Across the road from the Mansion House is Wright Park, a quiet promenade with a long reflecting pool lined with pine trees.[10] A long stairway leads visitors to the back, where ponies for children are available for hire.[11] Dotted all around the nearby hills are private holiday homes and small inns.
Gallery
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The Mansion House in 2010
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The gate
See also
- Malacañang Palace
- Malacañang sa Sugbo
- Malacañang of the North
- Malacañang of the South
References
- ^ "Presidential Museum & Library: Mansion House". Presidential Museum and Library (Philippines). Retrieved 2013-06-09.
- ISBN 0-203-98658-X.
- ^ a b c Galang, Willie (2010-01-23). "Mansion House (NHI Marker)". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ "Cops eject Balweg from Mansion House". Manila Standard. Baguio: Kamahalan Publishing Corp. January 25, 1994. p. 4. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- ^ poebegone (2009-06-07). "mansion-02"(Mansion House Gate). Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ Atigra (2008-03-08). "Buckingham Palace gate". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ dre464 (2007-07-02). "Gates at Buckingham Palace". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ srw1961 (2008-12-07). "Buckingham Palace Gates". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ rhoadeecha (2005-07-24). "Buckingham Palace". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ Rhenz Carlo (2008-01-01). "Wright Park". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.
- ^ jeromelocson (2011-04-10). "Wright Park, Baguio City". Flickr.com. Retrieved on 2011-11-21.