Yap San Diego ancestral

Yap San Diego ancestral

The Yap San Diego ancestral house in parian district of Cebu cityis one of the oldest existing structural residential houses in the Philippines. It was constructed out of coral stones and woods, by a family of Chinese merchants sometime in the late 17th century. History tells that Parian was a busy village and the community houses were commonly designed with a second storey. To date.This, "house of stones and wood" (house of wood and stones) still stands despite wrecks and fate of time at the corner of Mabini and Lopez Jaena Street in Cebu City.

The Yap Sandiego Ancestral House, was a home built by the couple Maria and Don Juan Florido Yap who had three children. They were Maria, Eleuterio and Consolacion. When the eldest daughter Maria married Maria Avendano Yap Sandiego, a cabeza de barangay, the house became an activity center. As time passed by, this old architectural building was handed down to Val Manciano Sandiego and his wife Ofelia. Until now, the house is still standing fully on its ground and eventually it was converted into a museum. 

The house never had a major makeover. As a matter of fact, the house's roof and wall were 95% original. It was also believed that this particular landmark is the oldest existing house Chinese outside China. By the way, Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House is just a few steps from the Heritage Monument and a few more of them to the street colon. In less than a minute, you can actually go to the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House from the tip of the oldest street in the Philippines.