Casa Gorordo historical marker
NHI historical marker for Casa Gorordo
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Key Facts
- Creator: National Historical Commission of the Philippines[1]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Cebu City[2]
- Country: Philippines[3]
- Made from material: cast iron[4]
- Location: Casa Gorordo[5]
- Commons category: Casa Gorordo historical marker[6]
- Commemorates: Casa Gorordo[7]
- Inception: August 21, 1998[8]
- Coordinate location: 10.29977, 123.90497[9]
- Title: Casa Gorordo[10]
- Inscription: The house was built in the mid-19th century by Alejandro Reynes y Rosales and bought by Juan Isidro de Gorordo, a Spanish merchant, in 1863. Four generations of the Gorordo Family lived in this house, including Juan Gorordo, first Filipino Bishop of Cebu 1910–1932. Acquired in 1980 by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. It was restored and later opened as a public museum. Casa Gorordo has been declared a National Historical Landmark by virtue of National Historical Institute Board Resolution No. 4 dated September 24, 1991.[11]
- Directions: The historical marker is located on the property fence to the left of the pedestrian gate.[12]
- Street address: Eduardo Aboitiz Street cor. Ballesteros Street[13]