Boix House

Boix House
Boix House
	Boix House, 28 September 2014
Alternative names	Casa Boix; Teotico House; Crespo House; Teotico-Crespo House
General information
Type	Accessoria
Architectural style	Neo Classical
Location	Quiapo
Address	434 A. Bautista St., Quiapo
Town or city	Manila
Country	Philippines
Construction started	August 24, 1895
Owner	Society of Jesus
Height
Architectural	Bulaklak sa Trellis (Flowers in Trellis)
Technical details
Material	Stones, Bricks, and Wood
Floor count	Two
Floor area	412 square meters
Design and construction
Architect	Juan A. Hervas
Other information
Number of rooms	10 (2nd floor)

The Boix House, also known as Teotico-Crespo House or Casa Boix, is a Bahay na bato heritage house located in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Owned by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus,[1] the restoration of the house is currently being advocated by the civic group Kapitbahayan sa Kalye Bautista. The house typifies the Flowers in Trellis architectural style that was common during the latter part of Spanish rule in the Philippines in the 1890s.[2][3]

History

Boix House in the 1900s

Construction

According to research conducted by the Kapitbahayan sa Kalye Bautista, it has been discovered that a house plan of Boix House was submitted by a certain Marciano Teotico to the Superior Government in Manila, dated 24 August 1895.[2] The house was described as having 2 latrines, 2 mezannine, a bathroom, a cellar, a coach house, a servant's quarters, and a vestibule in the ground floor. The second floor, on the other hand, was described in the plan as having 2 kitchens, a servant's quarters, an interior gallery, a sala (living room), a pantry, and 3 other rooms.

Postwar years

The House together with most structures on the east of Quezon Boulevard of Quiapo district was spared from destructions caused by World War II. After the war the House became a dormitory and was known as the Manuel L. Quezon Dormitory. By this time the ground floor was adaptively reused to house a printing press.

The 2nd floor of the house continued to function as a dormitory until 2008 when it was vacated.

Ownership history

The house was originally owned by the Teotico family. Oral traditions then link it to the Crespos, after which the Boix family acquired the property. The Boix family then donated the house to the Society of Jesus.

Link with Manuel Quezon

Oral tradition in the area posits that the former President Manuel Quezon once lived in the house during his law studies at the University of Santo Tomas. This tradition is particularly strong in the neighboring Nakpil family where it is believed that Quezon attended parties hosted by them. The Bahay Nakpil-Bautista is beside Boix House. Also of noteworthy consideration is the former name of the house where it was once called as the Manuel L. Quezon Dormitory in the 1940s, supposedly to honor a former resident.

References

Boix House. The Filipinas by Paolo Bustamante. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.
Inside the Boix House. Axl Production House, Inc.. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.
Bahay Nakpil-Bautista & Boix House (Quiapo, Manila) Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Eazy Traveler: People, Places, Perspectives. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.

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[paolo-1] Boix House. The Filipinas by Paolo Bustamante. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.

[axl-2] Inside the Boix House. Axl Production House, Inc.. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.

[ezy-3] Bahay Nakpil-Bautista & Boix House (Quiapo, Manila) Archived October 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Eazy Traveler: People, Places, Perspectives. Retrieved on 2014-10-09.