Bahay na Pula

Bahay na Pula
Bahay na Pula (Filipino)
The building in 2014
General information
Status	Dilapidated
Country	Philippines
Completed	1929
Owner	Ilusorio family
Technical details
Material	wood
Floor count	2
Known for	Japanese garrison during the World War II

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The Bahay na Pula, also known as the Red House, is a former hacienda 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 local so-called comfort women were forced to work.^[2] Ghost hunters believe the house is haunted.^[1]

The house was partially dismantled after 2014 and was in danger of collapse.^[3] In 2016, due to a feuding internal conflict between members of the Ilosorio family, the owner of the property, the heritage structure was demolished from its original Bulacan site and was said to be rebuilt in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar in Bataan province. Before its demolition, it was Bulacan's symbol of the savagery committed by Japanese soldiers.^[4]

See also

• List of reportedly haunted locations in the Philippines

References

External links

Media related to Bahay na Pula at Wikimedia Commons