The Augusto P. Hizon House (built in 1874) is a heritage house in the

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History

The turn-of-the-century Victorian-style Bahay na Bato house was built by the couple Teodoro Santos, Jr. and Africa Ventura. The house was later purchased by Maria Salome Hizon, a nurse of the Pampanga Chapter of the

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during the Philippine Revolution. The property was acquired by her brother Ramon Hizon and is currently owned by the heirs of his son Augusto Hizon. It became a Heritage House in 2010. File:Santos-Hizonjf8.JPG, Façade of the House File:Santofjf.JPG, Front of the house File:Augusto P. Hizon Heritage House property wall with historical marker.jpg, Fence and house

References

{{Philippine Registry of Cultural Property Buildings and structures in San Fernando, Pampanga Heritage Houses in the Philippines Landmarks in the Philippines