Pila Historic Town Center | |
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Native name Tagalog: Makasaysayang Kabayanan ng Pila | |
Location | Pila, Laguna, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°14′01.6″N 121°21′52″E / 14.233778°N 121.36444°E |
Governing body | Municipal Government of Pila |
The Pila Historic Town Center is a historic district located at Barangay Santa Clara Norte, Pila, Laguna, Philippines. The district preserves examples of Spanish and American-era architecture found in its town proper laid out with the Spanish colonial town planning system for the Indies and is also a pre-Hispanic archaeological site. The National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) declared a specific portion of Pila as a National Historical Landmark in 2000. [1] The town has been recognized by scholars as a possible contender in UNESCO as a world heritage site. [2] [3]
The NHI board resolution cites several reasons for the declaration of certain areas in downtown Pila as National Historical Landmark: [1]
According to the board resolution, the following streets in Brgy. Santa Clara Norte are identified as part of Pila Historic Town Center: [1]
Street Name | Barangay |
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General Luna Street (North boundary) | Santa Clara Norte |
Oca Street | |
Rivera Street | |
San Antonio Street | |
Ruiz Street | |
De Castro Street | |
Mabini Street (South boundary) | |
Bonifacio Street (West boundary) | |
Burzagom Street | |
M. H. Del Pilar Street (East boundary) |
Cultural Property wmph identifier [i] |
Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality |
Address | Coordinates | Image |
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National Shrine and Parish Church of San Antonio de Padua | First Antonine parish in the Philippines; A 19th-century, Baroque church built by Franciscan Friars who established the parish in 1578 | Laguna | Pila | Poblacion | 14°14′01″N 121°21′52″E / 14.233705°N 121.364494°E | ||
Liceo de Pila | Formerly used as church convent | Laguna | Pila | Poblacion | 14°14′02″N 121°21′51″E / 14.233790°N 121.364234°E | ||
Spanish era bridge | Laguna | Pila | Victoria Pila Road, Riverside, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°13′57″N 121°21′32″E / 14.232583°N 121.359017°E | |||
Spanish era well | Built in 1886 | Laguna | Pila | Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′08″N 121°21′40″E / 14.235663°N 121.36111°E | ||
Pinagbayanan Crematorium | Site of the oldest crematorium in the Philippines | Laguna | Pila | Brgy. Pinagbayanan | 14°15′02″N 121°21′41″E / 14.250432°N 121.361344°E | ||
Juan Fuentes / Romana Santiago House | Currently owned by the Natividad | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner General Luna Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′09″N 121°21′43″E / 14.235791°N 121.362008°E | ||
Angel Natividad House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′08″N 121°21′44″E / 14.235667°N 121.362117°E | |||
Payra House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′06″N 121°21′45″E / 14.235109°N 121.362406°E | |||
Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (LIHM) Formation House | Laguna | Pila | 304 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′05″N 121°21′45″E / 14.234779°N 121.362476°E | |||
Madrigal House | Built in the 1920s | Laguna | Pila | #287 Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234581°N 121.362870°E | ||
Ramos House | Built in the 1930s | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234532°N 121.362653°E | ||
Escueta House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234350°N 121.362736°E | |||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #159 Rivera Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′44″E / 14.234198°N 121.362341°E | |||
Banka House | Laguna | Pila | #162 Rivera corner Balagtas Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′44″E / 14.234177°N 121.362225°E | |||
Magdalene Endaya House | Laguna | Pila | #305 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′48″E / 14.233414°N 121.363381°E | |||
Natividad House | Laguna | Pila | #307 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′48″E / 14.233312°N 121.363413°E | |||
Unknown Ruined House | Built in 1926 | Laguna | Pila | #028 Purok 7, Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′57″N 121°21′49″E / 14.232580°N 121.363488°E | ||
Narciso Piedad House | Built in 1965 | Laguna | Pila | #342 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′50″E / 14.232040°N 121.363768°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #79 and #80, Purok 8, Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′51″E / 14.231612°N 121.364168°E | |||
Iglesia Filipina Indepediente Church | Built in 1932 and dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua | Laguna | Pila | Mabini Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′49″N 121°21′53″E / 14.230386°N 121.364606°E | ||
Monreal House | Built in 1913 | Laguna | Pila | Rizal corner Mabini Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′50″N 121°21′55″E / 14.230608°N 121.365164°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #241 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′50″N 121°21′56″E / 14.230496°N 121.365464°E | |||
Aguilar House | Laguna | Pila | #110 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′51″N 121°21′54″E / 14.230928°N 121.36503°E | |||
Clinica Napil | Built in the 1910s | Laguna | Pila | #23 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′52″N 121°21′55″E / 14.231048°N 121.36525°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | De Castro corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′54″E / 14.231753°N 121.364946°E | |||
Relova House | Now used as Neldan Poutry Supply Store | Laguna | Pila | De Castro corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231674°N 121.364714°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231780°N 121.364662°E | Upload Photo | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′54″E / 14.231848°N 121.364899°E | |||
Petronilo Alava House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231912°N 121.364632°E | |||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #43 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231975°N 121.364817°E | |||
Navarro House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′56″N 121°21′52″E / 14.232331°N 121.364467°E | |||
Valenzuela House | Laguna | Pila | Ruiz corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′58″N 121°21′51″E / 14.232655°N 121.364295°E | |||
Mendoza House | Laguna | Pila | #12 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′58″N 121°21′51″E / 14.23282°N 121.364227°E | |||
Relova House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′50″E / 14.233387°N 121.363991°E | |||
Pila Museum | A one-level, stone structure housing artifacts found from the archaeological excavations done in Pila in 1967. [4] | Laguna | Pila | San Antonio corner Burzagom Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′53″E / 14.234245°N 121.364643°E |
Pila Historic Town Center | |
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Native name Tagalog: Makasaysayang Kabayanan ng Pila | |
Location | Pila, Laguna, Philippines |
Coordinates | 14°14′01.6″N 121°21′52″E / 14.233778°N 121.36444°E |
Governing body | Municipal Government of Pila |
The Pila Historic Town Center is a historic district located at Barangay Santa Clara Norte, Pila, Laguna, Philippines. The district preserves examples of Spanish and American-era architecture found in its town proper laid out with the Spanish colonial town planning system for the Indies and is also a pre-Hispanic archaeological site. The National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) declared a specific portion of Pila as a National Historical Landmark in 2000. [1] The town has been recognized by scholars as a possible contender in UNESCO as a world heritage site. [2] [3]
The NHI board resolution cites several reasons for the declaration of certain areas in downtown Pila as National Historical Landmark: [1]
According to the board resolution, the following streets in Brgy. Santa Clara Norte are identified as part of Pila Historic Town Center: [1]
Street Name | Barangay |
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General Luna Street (North boundary) | Santa Clara Norte |
Oca Street | |
Rivera Street | |
San Antonio Street | |
Ruiz Street | |
De Castro Street | |
Mabini Street (South boundary) | |
Bonifacio Street (West boundary) | |
Burzagom Street | |
M. H. Del Pilar Street (East boundary) |
Cultural Property wmph identifier [i] |
Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality |
Address | Coordinates | Image |
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National Shrine and Parish Church of San Antonio de Padua | First Antonine parish in the Philippines; A 19th-century, Baroque church built by Franciscan Friars who established the parish in 1578 | Laguna | Pila | Poblacion | 14°14′01″N 121°21′52″E / 14.233705°N 121.364494°E | ||
Liceo de Pila | Formerly used as church convent | Laguna | Pila | Poblacion | 14°14′02″N 121°21′51″E / 14.233790°N 121.364234°E | ||
Spanish era bridge | Laguna | Pila | Victoria Pila Road, Riverside, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°13′57″N 121°21′32″E / 14.232583°N 121.359017°E | |||
Spanish era well | Built in 1886 | Laguna | Pila | Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′08″N 121°21′40″E / 14.235663°N 121.36111°E | ||
Pinagbayanan Crematorium | Site of the oldest crematorium in the Philippines | Laguna | Pila | Brgy. Pinagbayanan | 14°15′02″N 121°21′41″E / 14.250432°N 121.361344°E | ||
Juan Fuentes / Romana Santiago House | Currently owned by the Natividad | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner General Luna Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′09″N 121°21′43″E / 14.235791°N 121.362008°E | ||
Angel Natividad House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′08″N 121°21′44″E / 14.235667°N 121.362117°E | |||
Payra House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′06″N 121°21′45″E / 14.235109°N 121.362406°E | |||
Leaven of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (LIHM) Formation House | Laguna | Pila | 304 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′05″N 121°21′45″E / 14.234779°N 121.362476°E | |||
Madrigal House | Built in the 1920s | Laguna | Pila | #287 Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234581°N 121.362870°E | ||
Ramos House | Built in the 1930s | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234532°N 121.362653°E | ||
Escueta House | Laguna | Pila | Bonifacio corner Rivera Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′04″N 121°21′46″E / 14.234350°N 121.362736°E | |||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #159 Rivera Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′44″E / 14.234198°N 121.362341°E | |||
Banka House | Laguna | Pila | #162 Rivera corner Balagtas Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′44″E / 14.234177°N 121.362225°E | |||
Magdalene Endaya House | Laguna | Pila | #305 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′48″E / 14.233414°N 121.363381°E | |||
Natividad House | Laguna | Pila | #307 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′48″E / 14.233312°N 121.363413°E | |||
Unknown Ruined House | Built in 1926 | Laguna | Pila | #028 Purok 7, Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′57″N 121°21′49″E / 14.232580°N 121.363488°E | ||
Narciso Piedad House | Built in 1965 | Laguna | Pila | #342 Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′50″E / 14.232040°N 121.363768°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #79 and #80, Purok 8, Bonifacio Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′51″E / 14.231612°N 121.364168°E | |||
Iglesia Filipina Indepediente Church | Built in 1932 and dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua | Laguna | Pila | Mabini Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′49″N 121°21′53″E / 14.230386°N 121.364606°E | ||
Monreal House | Built in 1913 | Laguna | Pila | Rizal corner Mabini Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′50″N 121°21′55″E / 14.230608°N 121.365164°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #241 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′50″N 121°21′56″E / 14.230496°N 121.365464°E | |||
Aguilar House | Laguna | Pila | #110 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′51″N 121°21′54″E / 14.230928°N 121.36503°E | |||
Clinica Napil | Built in the 1910s | Laguna | Pila | #23 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′52″N 121°21′55″E / 14.231048°N 121.36525°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | De Castro corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′54″E / 14.231753°N 121.364946°E | |||
Relova House | Now used as Neldan Poutry Supply Store | Laguna | Pila | De Castro corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231674°N 121.364714°E | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′54″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231780°N 121.364662°E | Upload Photo | ||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′54″E / 14.231848°N 121.364899°E | |||
Petronilo Alava House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231912°N 121.364632°E | |||
Unknown House | Laguna | Pila | #43 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′55″N 121°21′53″E / 14.231975°N 121.364817°E | |||
Navarro House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′56″N 121°21′52″E / 14.232331°N 121.364467°E | |||
Valenzuela House | Laguna | Pila | Ruiz corner Rizal Streets, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′58″N 121°21′51″E / 14.232655°N 121.364295°E | |||
Mendoza House | Laguna | Pila | #12 Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°13′58″N 121°21′51″E / 14.23282°N 121.364227°E | |||
Relova House | Laguna | Pila | Rizal Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Sur | 14°14′00″N 121°21′50″E / 14.233387°N 121.363991°E | |||
Pila Museum | A one-level, stone structure housing artifacts found from the archaeological excavations done in Pila in 1967. [4] | Laguna | Pila | San Antonio corner Burzagom Street, Brgy. Santa Clara Norte | 14°14′03″N 121°21′53″E / 14.234245°N 121.364643°E |