Balay Negrense — Attraction in Barangay III

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Heritage / Ancestral Houses Near Balay Negrense / Silay Area

Since you’re already at Balay Negrense (in Silay), most of the nearby old homes are in Silay itself or in adjacent towns. Silay is known as one of the heritage-towns of Negros Occidental, with over 30 recognized ancestral homes in its heritage zone.

⸻ Name Location / Street Notes & Access Hofileña Ancestral House Cinco de Noviembre St., Silay This is a well-known heritage house. It’s usually open for tours. Bernardino-Ysabel Jalandoni House (Jalandoni Ancestral House / Museum) Silay This is often included in heritage walking tours. Jose B. Gamboa Ancestral House Silay Also part of the heritage circuit in Silay. Generoso Yuson Gamboa Twin House / 1898 Casa & Restaurante Silay This is a restored heritage house turned into a small “stay & dine” place. Maria Ledesma Golez Heritage House Silay Recognized as a heritage building. Delfin Ledesma Ledesma Ancestral House Silay Listed under the NHCP heritage markers in Negros Occidental. Digna Locsin Consing Ancestral House Silay Also under NHCP markers.

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🏙 Other Notables in Bacolod & Nearby Towns

If you want to explore outside Silay a bit, here are a few: • Daku Balay (Bacolod City) — This is a heritage structure in Bacolod itself. It was declared an Important Cultural Property.  • The Ruins (Talisay City) — Though it is more of a mansion ruin than an intact ancestral house, it’s iconic and worth visiting.  • Infante House in La Carlota City — It is sometimes included in heritage tours of Negros.  • Hacienda houses / Mansions — Some of the sugar haciendas have old mansions or colonial houses associated with them; e.g. Hacienda Rosalia has been mentioned in proposals for heritage listing. 

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🗺 Suggested Heritage Walk / Route

If you base yourself in Silay, here’s a mini walking (or bike) route you might enjoy: Start at Balay Negrense Walk along the heritage streets of Silay (Cinco de Noviembre, Zamora St, etc.) Visit Hofileña Ancestral House Drop by Jalandoni House / Museum Walk past or go into Gamboa Twin House / 1898 Casa Spot other marked heritage buildings (Maria Ledesma Golez, Delfin Ledesma, etc.) Extend the trip to Bacolod for Daku Balay If time allows, drive out to The...

The Balay Negrense (Victor Fernandez Gaston Ancestral House) Silay City, Negros Occidental

A Bahay na Bato showcasing the lifestyle of a late 19th-century Negrense sugar baron. It is notable for being the first museum to be established in the province of Negros Occidental.

Reflecting American colonial influences, the lower storey is not constructed of stone but of concrete. The foundation posts are made out of trunks of the balayong tree, a local hardwood; the floorboards are of the same material. The house's upper storey is constructed of wood topped with a roof of galvanized iron instead of tile (reflecting the late-19th century trend started in Manila owing to a rule discouraging the use of tiles in favor of then-novel hiero as roofing material in the aftermath of the 1880 Luzon earthquakes).

The house has a four-metre high ceiling and large windows with ventanillas, smaller windows beneath the large windows with sliding panels that can be opened to admit the wind. The lower storey itself is elevated from ground level by a metre-high crawlspace, allowing the wooden foundations to be aired, preventing dampness from...

Just a place where you can bring your visitors around..nothing new..when I came to visit the place it was just but an ordinary 2 storey big haus made of wood and was repainted..just dont know if the color I saw is the new one since I had gone here once before and I think that was white..when you enter the entrance gate you see the tariff you pay if you will explore the house..good pricing since very affordable..the landscaped garden were planted with just an ordinary plants -maybe because they wanted it that way -preserving the aura of the place..At the receiving area u see some old clothes worn during the past era displayed..I didnt find time to go upstairs since from the entrance you see just an ordinary display of that old stuff..I've been to places like this before and was able to appreciate the look of the whole thing because it were properly preserved and cleaned but this time it was just but an ordinary thing..⭐⭐⭐ Sorry no photos to show since I didnt bother to...