page_title: Gala–Rodriguez Ancestral House
section_title: House features
hierarchical_section_title: Gala–Rodriguez Ancestral House / House features
caption_attribution_description: English: Front entrance canopy of Gala-Rodriguez house
context_page_description: On May 14, 2008, the two-storey Gala–Rodriguez house was declared by the National Historical Institute of the Philippines as one of the three heritage houses in Sariaya, because of its notable historical and cultural significance. The house was designed by Dr. Juan Nakpil in the early 1930s and was owned by one of the most distinguished couples in Quezon, Dr. Isidro Rodriguez and Doña Gregoria Gala. The house is located in Rizal Street along with other opulent houses owned by the illustrados of old Sariaya. The Gala–Rodriguez House is listed as one of the Ancestral Houses in the Philippines, under Region IV-A.
context_section_description: The Gala–Rodriguez heritage house is one of the Art Deco houses that flourished in Sariaya, Quezon during the pre-war era in the Philippines. The house most prominent features are the fan-shaped front entrance glass canopy and the art deco relieves that decorates the mirador of the house. The house features two receiving rooms, several bedrooms, two dining halls, a prayer room, and an intricately designed veranda. At the back is a terrace overlooking a 15-foot-deep swimming pool  and a private garden with a gazebo.
  Most of the fixtures and furniture inside the house are of American and European origins. The crafted wooden pieces of furniture was designed and manufactured by Manila's leading furniture atelier, Don Gonzalo Puyat. Exquisite table wares are also on display and large wall mirror greets every visitor in the receiving area. A 19th century grand piano is also in the receiving area complemented by a vintage wooden radio in one corner of the room.
  According to Eric Dedace, a tour guide and PRO of Sariaya Tourism Council, the real charm of the house are the stories tied to this historical house most especially during the wartime era concerning Carmen, the beautiful daughter of Dr. Isidro. Her stories are one of the highlights of a guided tour that gives a picture of what life is in old Sariaya.
caption: Entrance
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