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SPECS 1: HERITAGE CONSERVATION

IDENTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC

SITES AND STRUCTURES

1. NAME OF STRUCTURE/SITE

2.
LASERNA ANCESTRAL HOUSE

LOCATION (Attach location plan if any)

Street and number: 289 ROXAS AVENUE

Barangay/Barrio:BRGY. X, ROXAS CITY, ROXAS AVENUE

City/Town: ROXAS CITY Province: CAPIZ Region: REGION VI

Approximate area of the structure (Measurements in square meters):

3. OWNER
Owner’s Name: DR. RAMON VICTOR LASERNA

Street and Number: 289 ROXAS AVENUE

City/Town: ROXAS CITY Province: CAPIZ

Mobile Number:09999541076 Landline Number: 6214655 Email Address: rvlaser@yahoo.com

4. SIGNIFICANCE
Period: Pre-colonial [ ] Spanish [ ] American [ ] Post-War [ ]

Specific dates/year of original construction: WORLD WAR 2/ 1939- 1945/ (

5. FUNCTION OF THE STRUCTURE/SITE (i.e. house, church, museum, school, city/municipal hall, etc.)
Original: RESIDENCIAL Existing: RESIDENCIAL/ Proposed (if applicable): COFFEE
DORMITORY SHOP/ LIBRARY

6. HISTORICAL DATA
Narrate the history of the structure, including historical events that transpired and important personages with relation to the
structure. (Use separate sheets if necessary)

History of the Laserna Ancestral House

The existing ancestral house was built in the 1930's by my grandparents Vicente and Josefa Laserna. With the American
colonization and influence, it was patterned in a streamlined Art Deco style which was a fad at that time.

During World War II, after my grandparents had left and evacuated to a very remote area, the house was utilized by some
members of some prominent families of Capiz as their last staging area before they evacuated to their respective evacuation
places The house being a 3-story edifice and the largest and most visible house in the Main Street of Capiz (now Roxas City),
was occupied by the Japanese Imperial Army and became their headquarters and garrison. It was a kilometer away from the
town plaza. They had put up a sentry post with barricades and served as the entrance to the town of Capiz (now Roxas City)
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After the war, the American Baptist missionaries who were our next door neighbors returned and continued the operation of
Capiz Emmanuel Hospital and Capiz Home School, now Filamer University, the biggest university in Roxas City and in the
province of Capiz

Now, being in the main street of Roxas City it is surrounded by modern buildings and establishments, the integrity and legacy of
the structure of the Lasema Ancestral House edifice remain and retain it's beauty and splendor, a living proof and witness of the
past and serves as an inspiration for the generations to come. To preserve, rehabitate and continue the legacy of the historical
hentage of our 30-year old ancestral house, proper maintenance and restoration had been done by yours truly.
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7. CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE/SITE

Rate the present condition of the structure/site. (Attach past and present photographs, drawings, plan and sketches if any)

Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Ruins

 Roof [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Walls [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Ceiling [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Floor [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Doors and windows [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Stair (if any) [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Architectural decorations [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Electrical [] [ ] [] [ ] [ ]
 Plumbing [] [] [] [ ] [ ]
 Others:
*Please specify and state the present
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8. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (Use separate sheets if necessary)

9. PREPARED BY
Name:

Group: