Bahay na Pula

For other uses, see Red House.
Red House
Bahay na Pula (Filipino)

The building in 2014
General information
Status Dilapidated
Owner Ilusorio family
Technical details
Material wood
Floor count 2
Known for Japanese garrison during the World War II.

The Bahay na Pula, also known as the Red House, is a former hacienda located in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines.

History

It was constructed in 1929 on the lands of the Ilusorio family as a family mansion with two storeys.[1] It was made largely out of wood and painted red on the outside, giving it its name. The house was surrounded by large gardens filled with tamarind, camachile, and duhat trees.

During the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in 1942 the house was confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Army and used as barracks and became a place where so-called local comfort women were forced to work.[2] Due to the crimes against humanity committed by the soldiers in it, the mansion was abandoned by the family after the war and became a haunted house.[1]

The house was partially dismantled after 2014 and is in danger of collapse.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Bahay na Pula: A "ghost-hunter's paradise"?". The Raven Reporter.
  2. ↑ Doyo, Maria Ceres (28 January 2016). "Remembering the 'Bahay na Pula'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ↑ McMullen, Jane (17 June 2016). "The house where the Philippines' forgotten 'comfort women' were held". BBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

External links

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