NHCP Photo Collection, 2010
Mansion House
Location:
The Mansion, V.L. Romulo Drive, Baguio City
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.
