“ THE MOLO MANSION “
BEFORE AND AFTER
Location: Locsin St., Molo Iloilo City
Wayback 1950’s
DID YOU KNOW?!
*The Yusay-Consing Mansion popularly known as the Molo Mansion
*It was Originally built in the 1920 and completed in 1926
*The first resident was Doña Petra Lacson who married Manila’s judge of the court of first Instance Estanislao Yusay
*They had a big family with 10 children
*The family was said to possess and have power over the Molo district
*The Mansion was later passed on to Timoteo Consing Sr. and his family (he served as iloilo’s Governor in 1935 to 1937)
*The Mansion was believed to have hosted and accommodated two Philippine President Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña during their visit in Iloilo
*The mansion has been acquired by SM Land Inc. to restore and the house to its former glory and transform it into a heritage museum and was reopened to the public in 2015
*There’s a Cafe Panay at the back of the Mansion- A signage warmly invites “Hapit Anay sa Cafe Panay” which is hiligaynon for Pass by Cafe Panay
*The Mansion is now open as a heritage attraction and one of the newest tourist attraction in Iloilo City
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