Molo Mansion

The Yusay–Consing Ancestral House, originally known as the Lacson–Yusay Ancestral House, and now popularly known as the Molo Mansion, is a neoclassical-art deco heritage house located in the district of Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. It is located in front of the Molo Plaza and Molo Church. Built in 1926, it has neoclassical and subtle art deco features.^[1]

Molo Mansion
Former names	Lacson–Yusay Ancestral House
Alternative names	Yusay–Consing Ancestral House
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical / Art Deco
Location	Molo
Town or city	Iloilo City
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	10°41′47″N 122°32′36″E
Completed	1926
Renovated	2014
Owner	SM Group

The property, including the mansion, is now owned by the SM Group, which now houses several souvenir shops that sell local products and delicacies, namely Kultura, Sabor Ilonggo, and Plantopia, as well as several coffee shops.^[2]

History

The mansion was built in 1926 by the couple Doña Petra Lacson, a matron of the Lacson clan, and Estanislao Yulo Yusay, a prominent lawyer and judge from Molo. They had ten children together. In 1940, Estanislao died, and Rosario Yusay, one of the couple's ten children, inherited the house. Rosario lived with her husband, Timoteo Consing Sr., who served as Iloilo governor from 1934 to 1937.^[3][4]

The property was handed down to the governor's son, Timoteo Consing Jr., and spouse, Nieva Ramirez-Consing, one of the owners of the sugar mill company Passi Sugar Central (acquired by the Universal Robina Corporation in 2007).^[5]

The Consing family sold the property to SM Group in 2014.^[6]

Gallery

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  Façade of the Molo Mansion
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  Lookup view of the mansion
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  Front and left side view of the mansion
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  View from the entrance gate to the property

See Also

• The Lacson Ruins
• Cesar Lacson Locsin Ancestral House
• Lopez Heritage House
• Ledesma Mansion
• Lizares Mansion
• Ancestral Houses of the Philippines

References

1. "Iloilo City's 'witnesses' of the past, wealth of the present". Panay News. October 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
2. Mawis, Arch Vittoria Lou (May 18, 2019). "The houses that sugar built". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
3. "Molo Mansion". Guide to the Philippines. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
4. "Iloilo heritage structure will be preserved – SM". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
5. Tumang, Ar Adrian (March 28, 2018). "Spanish, Chinese, Muslim, and Filipino motifs in Casa Sanson y Montinola in Iloilo". BluPrint. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
6. Today, Iloilo (July 6, 2014). "SM's proposed plan for Yusay-Consing Mansion in Molo". Iloilo Today. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

External links

• Media related to Molo Mansion at Wikimedia Commons