page_title: Lara House (Las Piñas)
section_title: Architectural characteristics
hierarchical_section_title: Lara House (Las Piñas) / Description / Architectural characteristics
caption_attribution_description: English: Front Facade of Lara House
context_page_description: The Lara House is a historic house located in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Built in the 1880s, the house was the first municipal hall of Las Piñas where its first mayor, Juan Tiongkiao, held office from 1905 to 1913.
  Along with its growth, the seat of power of Las Piñas continued to adapt with several changes as well.
context_section_description: The Lara House is a Post and Lintel Type of construction. Wood posts were located at the ground floor - reaching up to the second floor. It reflects Second Transition Post-1860s Bahay na Bato Quadrant Style. With its predecessor, the First Transition Pre-1860s (which uses clay roofing tiles), the said style integrated galvanized (G.I.) roofing with thick gauge, second floor made of wood, and ground floor made of adobe stone. It is a single detached structure with an L-configuration plan. One of its unique architectural features was its three-paneled wooden door located at the second floor.
  The ground floor served as silong  – laid with concrete flooring. Glass jalousies, steel bars, and grill doors were also located. The termination of full-height adobe walls was adorned with round-edge cornice. The second floor, which catered residential uses before, was laid with wide wood planks. Wooden door panels, and sliding capiz shell windows and persianas (wooden louvers) were also located. Some decorative elements at the second floor includes wood beveling, ventanilla, capsule-shaped design in the center panels, diagonal lattice espejo (clerestory), and pilasters with moldings.
caption: Front of Lara House
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