The document describes the Sanson y Montinola Mansion, also known as the Antillan House, located in Iloilo City, Philippines. It provides details on the mansion's history, architecture, and current ownership. The mansion was built in the early 20th century and modeled after Caribbean-style homes. It remains largely intact and is currently owned and maintained by descendants of the original owners. Photos included with the document showcase the mansion's ornate exterior details and colonial-era design features.

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The new 2015 HP concept presentation
written & photographed by: fergus jm ducharme
The Sanson y Montinola
Antillan House
Sights & Sounds of Ilo²

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The Sanson y Montinola Mansion, better known as the Antillan House in Jaro is
one of the very few such mansions that has been left intact.
The home was built at the turn of the 20th century by Don Gregorio Montinola y
Lozada and his spouse Doña Matilde Jalandoni y Habana.
The homes lower level served as the vestibule area for the main entrance.
The upper floor accommodated the various living spaces, to take advantage of
the huge windows throughout that floor.
The house is modelled after similar homes that were being built at about the
same time in the Caribbean. Hence, the naming of the property: “The Antillan
House”.
At the deaths of Don Gregorio and Dona Matilde the property was willed to
Alfredo Araneta Sanson and Matilde Jalandoni Montinola de Sanson, who in
turn bequethed it to their four sons. Three of the brothers decided to split the
property. Gregorio, the eldest elected to retain ancestral home. He and his wife
Marilou Tirol currently own and manage the home and remaining property.

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The family owned, massive amounts of
land as can be seen from the Dalan
Commission Civil as far as where the
present day SM City is located.
It is said that: “the land where Colegio
de San Jose is was a donation from
the family; the land at the back of the
property where the SM Hypermarket is
located and as far as Dalan
Commission Civil and at the front of
the home the land extends up to where
SM City Iloilo is located. You can only
imagine, the mansion sitting as an
"island in the middle of a sea of
greenery."

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When you approach the home down
the narrow driveway, you are struck by
the palette of colours that have been
used on the home.

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Apparently, the current owners
spent a very large amount of money
on an analysis of the paints used
on the original building. They
wanted to ensure that when they
repainted that the colours and tints
used would precisely replicate the
originals.

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The detail work needed on
the project; the number of
colours and tints is almost
overwhelming

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Note the sliding main windows and below
them what is referred to as ventanillas (or
small windows to ventilate the room).

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Pilasters flanking each window
are very colourful and capped
with scrolls and flourishes. The
pastels used are quite striking

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open ventanillas

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The ground floor is built with
bricks while the upper floor is
made of wood.
The building is striking because of its
extensive use of columns on both levels. I
hesitate to say that it appears to be built
in the neo-classical style(?)

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This area is a very large garage and receiving area. At the
outset it may have been the carriage house and even perhaps
the stables. Above the garage area, on the second level is an
open patio with a covered area. The next level is an enclosed
on which apparently may be used as a dining area. Access to
the rooftop open patio is by a small metal spiral stairway.

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The main entrance under the portico.
The ground floor apparently is used
for the homes services and the living
quarters are on the second and third
levels.

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Jomarie Acallar: friend, navigator, facilitator &
assistant discoverer
Nilo Jimeno: friend, pilot, facilitator & assistant
discoverer
Thank You!
• http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com
• http://iloilo-travel-guide.blogspot.com