Mansion House

Location: Baguio City, Benguet

Category: Buildings/Structures

Type: Building

Status: Level II – Historical marker

Marker Date: 1951

Installed By: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)

MANSION HOUSE

CONSTRUCTED 1908 AS THE SUMMER RESIDENCE OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNORS-GENERAL AND LATER THE RESIDENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES. DESTROYED DURING THE BATTLE FOR THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, 1945; RECONSTRUCTED AND IMPROVED, 1947. SEAT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION OF ASIA AND THE FAR EAST (ECAFE), 1947; THE SECOND SESSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), 1948; AND THE FIRST MEETING OF THE SOUTH EAST ASIA UNION (SEAU) POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE BAGUIO CONFERENCE OF 1950, CONCEIVED AND CONVENED BY PRESIDENT ELPIDIO QUIRINO.

Tags: 1951, 2008, Baguio City, Benguet, Buildings/Structures, House, Level II, Mansion House, Region CAR