The Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House is one of the heritage houses in Silay City,

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belonging to Angel Araneta Ledesma and his wife Rizalina Javelona Lopez. Also known as ''Balay Verde ''or the ''Green House'', it is strategically located along Plaridel Street, near the Silay City Hall, the San Diego Pro-cathedral, Police Department, and the Puericulture Center.

History and architecture

The Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House was built in 1933 using the logs that were available in the lumber yard business of Angel Ledesma. The two-story house combines the Colonial Plantation architecture and the American

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style that was popular in the Revivalist era of the American period. In 1992, the family sold the house to an individual, who later sold it to the government of Silay. Eventually, it houses the Office of Culture, Arts and Tourism of the City of Silay.

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{{Commons category, Angel Ledesma Heritage House, position=left Heritage Houses in the Philippines Buildings and structures in Silay Tourist attractions in Negros Occidental