El Hogar Filipino (Manila)

Philippines / National Capital Region / Manila / Juan Luna
 office building, Renaissance (architecture), Neoclassical (architecture), interesting place
El Hogar Filipino Building, also known simply as El Hogar, is an early skyscraper in Manila, Philippines. Built in 1914 and located at the corner of Juan Luna Street and Muelle dela Industría in the Binondo district, El Hogar Building was designed by Ramon Irureta-Goyena and Francisco Perez-Muñoz in the Beaux-Arts style. Its architecture reflects elements of Neoclassical and Renaissance styles.

El Hogar Building was built as a wedding present of Antonio Melian y Pavia, third Count of Peracamps, to his bride Margarita Zóbel de Ayala, who was a sister of Enrique Zóbel de Ayala in 1914. During its heyday, El Hogar Building housed the Sociedad El Hogar Filipino, a financing cooperative founded by Melian, and the offices of Smith Bell and Company.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hogar_Filipino_Building
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Coordinates:   14°35'46"N   120°58'32"E

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  • El Hogar Filipino Bldg. & Loan Association owner of the El Hogar Filipino Bldg. is a corporation with the Fernandez and Sison clans as major stockholders. The building is run and managed by a Board of Directors.
  • Heritage alert. El Hogar Filipino is at risk. New owners. Tenants told to leave. Parts being removed.
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