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    The Historic Casa De Comunidad de Tayabas Museum in Quezon

    A stone's throw away from the Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel in Tayabas, Quezon is an old Spanish stone house (bahay na bato) built in 1831 and witnessed numerous historical events including serving as a Japanese garrison during the Second World War.

    The original structure, made from light materials, was constructed in 1776 and was replaced with the stone house architecture in 1831 (as indicated on the National Historical Institute (NHI, now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines)

    casa de comunidad de tayabas quezonthe bahay na bato picture taken at high noon, thus the harsh shadow

    casa de comunidad de tayabas history markerthe NHI Marker narrating Casa de Comunidad de Tayabas' history in Tagalog (Tutubi has a collection of NHI markers, eh?)

    casa de comunidad de tayabas museum quezonInside arch of the museum ground floor (no entrance fees but you can donate any amountfor museum upkeep

    Inside the bahay na bato is a museum showcasing Tayabas town's famous products including the lambanog,a product of a local destilleria (distillery) plus thwo chambers: one with pictures of prominent sons of Tayabas and another with preserved native ternos (dresses) (taking pictures not allowed inside)

    For a few minutes before leaving Tayabas, Tutubi traveled back in time through the displays of the museum and hurriedly took off to get home to Manila via Lucban, and the Laguna towns of Luisiana, Cavinti, Pagsanjan en route to Manila to avoid heavy traffic on Maharlika Highway.

    Up Next...Tayabas Basilica

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    posted by GingGoy @ 10:57 PM,

    4 Comments:

    At Nov 29, 2010, 8:48:00 PM, Anonymous bing said...

    does it look scary in the inside? i always think of historical houses having scary stories with it...

     
    At Nov 30, 2010, 3:38:00 PM, Blogger Oman said...

    thanks for the info. we really should preserve places like these not only because of their historical importance but mainly because it is part of our culture and our people.

     
    At Apr 14, 2012, 11:16:00 PM, Anonymous Island Hopes said...

    I'm assuming from your lack of directions that this is super easy to get to? Would love to visit.

     
    At Apr 15, 2012, 9:43:00 PM, Blogger GingGoy said...

    island hopes, just walk there from tayabas cathedral :P

     

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