Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House

The Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House is one of the heritage houses in Silay City, Negros Occidental, Philippines belonging to Angel Araneta Ledesma and his wife Rizalina Javelona Lopez. Also known as Balay Verde (lit. 'Green House'), it is strategically located along Plaridel Street, near the Silay City Hall, the San Diego Pro-cathedral, Police Department, and the Puericulture Center.^[1]

Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House
Facade of the Angel Ledesma Heritage House
Alternative names	Balay Verde
General information
Status	Completed
Architectural style	American clapboard-Colonial plantation combination
Address	Plaridel Street
Town or city	Silay, Negros Occidental
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	10.801491°N 122.974821°E / 10.801491; 122.974821
Owner	Silay city government

History and architecture

The Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House was built in 1933 using the logs that were available in the lumber yard business of Angel Ledesma.^[1][2] The two-story house combines the Colonial Plantation architecture and the American clapboard style that was popular in the Revivalist era of the American period.^[3]

In 1992, the family sold the house to an individual, who later sold it to the government of Silay. Eventually, it houses the Office of Culture, Arts and Tourism of the City of Silay.^[1]

2024 photo of the Angel Araneta Ledesma Ancestral House