The Casa Consulado, also known as Iturralde Mansion or Iturralde House, is a heritage house located in

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. The house typifies the architectural style of Bandehadong Bahay na Bato that was common during the 1920s in the Philippines.

History

The former Consulate of Monaco in the Philippines

The house was constructed in the 1926 in a lot previously owned by Don Mariano Garchitorena following the Bandehado style of Bahay na Bato. In 1936 the house was acquired by the family of Don Jose Iturralde and his wife Doña Dominga Alvaro. Their son, Dr. Augusto Alvaro Iturralde, was appointed as Honorary Consul of the

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to the Philippines, and converted the house as his office and as the Consulate House of Monaco in the Philippines.Lakaran sa Quiapo : A walking tour of historical areas of Quiapo
Collector's Connection by Rence Chan. Retrieved on 2016-07-03.
The Filipinas by Paolo Bustamante. Retrieved on 2016-07-03.

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Houses in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Quiapo, Manila Heritage Houses in the Philippines Houses completed in 1926 20th-century architecture in the Philippines {{Philippines-struct-stub

History

The former Consulate of Monaco in the Philippines

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