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Paterno Ancestral House

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The Paterno Ancestral House is a historic house located in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. The house dates back to the 1870s based on its materials and architectural style. It used to be the next-door neighbor of the Enriquez House which was then located on Hidalgo corner Cancer Streets.

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Paterno Ancestral House
Hidalgo Street, Manila Quiapo (Third District)

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Paterno Ancestral House

Hidalgo Street
1001 Manila, Quiapo (Third District)
Philippines
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Hidalgo Street
Hidalgo Street

Hidalgo Street (also F.R. Hidalgo Street or R. Hidalgo Street) is a street located in Quiapo in the old downtown of Manila, Philippines. It runs east–west through the center of the district linking two of the district's most popular landmarks, Quiapo Church and San Sebastian Church. It is divided by Quezon Boulevard into two sections: the western section is a pedestrian zone that forms the southern boundary of Plaza Miranda running parallel to Carriedo Street, while the eastern section is a two-lane street which leads to the San Sebastian Church. Formerly known during the Spanish colonial times in sections as Calle [de] San Sebastian and Calle Crespo, respectively, it was renamed after the Filipino painter Félix Resurrección Hidalgo. It was once considered “the most beautiful street in Manila.” Among the historic structures along the Hidalgo Street area are: Basilica Minore de San Sebastian Basilica Minore of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo Church) Ocampo Pagoda Mansion (Bilibid Viejo Street) Nakpil-Bautista House (Ariston Bautista Street), Masterpiece by Arcadio Arellano, Viennese Secession motifs, home of Julio Nakpil, musical composer of the Katipunan, and Gregoria de Jesus, organizer of the women's corps of the Katipunan. Boix House (beside Nakpil house), Beautiful 1890s house with Neo-Renaissance ornamentation. Paterno Mansion (Hidalgo Street), Large mansion with Neoclassical details. Enriquez Mansion (formerly on Hidalgo Street, transferred to Bagac, Bataan), 1890s house with Ionic columns. Praised by Maria Morilla Norton in the 1910s as "the most beautiful house in the islands." Became the site of the School of Fine Arts of the University of the Philippines. Ocampo Mansion (Hidalgo Street), Home to Francisco Santiago, composer of the Ave Maria. Original site of the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music. Zamora House (Hidalgo Street), Residence of Manuel A. Zamora, inventor of 'tiki-tiki' for fighting beriberi, with a sequence of inner courtyards. Padilla House (Hidalgo Street) Don Jose Sulpicios Orpilla Mansion (Hidalgo Street) Genato House (Hidalgo Street, Bilibid Viejo), Home of Don Ramon Genato, a Spanish aristocrat whose son Vicente originally produced Chorizo de Bilbao/Chorizo Bilbao. The house, renowned for its ballroom, was once a gathering place for Manila’s high society during the 1880s to 1890s.

San Sebastian College – Recoletos

San Sebastian College – Recoletos (SSC-R), commonly known by its nickname Bastê, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution run by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the six schools owned and operated by the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines. It was founded by the Augustinian Recollects in March 1941. SSC-R, situated in the heart of Manila, in F. R. Hidalgo Street, Quiapo, was named after Roman centurion turned martyr Saint Sebastian. The College had a humble beginning. Its first functional lone building was an old convent: a two-storey Hispanic edifice made of stone and wood with capiz shell windows. The building served as classrooms of the first batch of 200 elementary and high school enrollees. SSC-R was then an exclusive school for boys. SSC-R was established in March 1941 but was in hiatus from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. It formally reopened after the war in 1947. The term Sebastinian, Filipino: Sebastino, refers to alumni and current students, teaching and non-teaching personnel as well as administrators of San Sebastian College-Recoletos. The College was granted Level 3 accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities or PAASCU in the Elementary department, High School Department and the College Department, including the Graduate Studies and College of Law. San Sebastian College–Recoletos, Manila maintains the lone and highest slot in Tourism being accredited Level 3 by PAASCU, as well as its Social Sciences programs, Business Administration and Psychology courses.