Type Accessoria Floor area 412 m² Construction started 24 August 1895 | Location Quiapo Architectural style Neoclassical architecture Number of rooms 10 Floor count 2 | |
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Alternative names Casa BoixTeotico HouseCrespo HouseTeotico-Crespo House Material Stones, Bricks, and Wood Address 416 A. Bautista, Quiapo, Maynila, Kalakhang Maynila, Philippines Similar Bahay Nakpil‑Bautista, Ocampo Pagoda Mansion, Casa Consulado, Masjid Al‑Dahab, San Sebastian Church | ||
The Boix House, also known as Teotico-Crespo House or Casa Boix, is a heritage house located in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines. Owned by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus, 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.
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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. 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.