El Hogar Filipino Building The building in 2011. Location within Metro Manila Alternative names| El Hogar General information Status| Abandoned Architectural style| Neoclassical and Renaissance Address| Juan Luna Street corner Muelle de la Industría, Binondo Town or city| Manila Country| Philippines Coordinates| 14°35′46″N 120°58′32″E / 14.59611°N 120.97556°E / 14.59611; 120.97556Coordinates: 14°35′46″N 120°58′32″E / 14.59611°N 120.97556°E / 14.59611; 120.97556 Completed| 1914 Design and construction Architect(s)| Ramon Irureta-Goyena and Francisco Perez-Muñoz El Hogar Filipino Building, also known simply as El Hogar, is an early skyscraper in Manila, Philippines. Built in 1914 and located at the corner of Juan Luna Street and Muelle dela Industría in the Binondo district, El Hogar Building was designed by Ramon Irureta-Goyena and Francisco Perez-Muñoz in the Beaux-Arts style. Its architecture reflects elements of Neoclassical and Renaissance styles. El Hogar Building was built as a wedding present of Antonio Melian y Pavia, third Count of Peracamps, to his bride Margarita Zóbel de Ayala, who was a sister of Enrique Zóbel de Ayala in 1914. During its heyday, El Hogar Building housed the Sociedad El Hogar Filipino, a financing cooperative founded by Melian, and the offices of Smith Bell and Company[1] It survived World War II and a number of earthquakes and is one of two remaining American-era structures in the area facing the Pasig River. Right across Juan Luna Street, on its northern front, is another important edifice, the Pacific Commercial Company Building or commonly known as the First National City Bank Building which was built in 1922. The value of the building is its architecture, which is a representation of American period design, materials, and construction method. El Hogar Building is a representation of the architecture of business establishments of that era. It also has a collective value as one of the significant structures within the historic Binondo district and Escolta Street, along the cultural landscape of the Pasig River.[2] ## References[edit] 1. ^ Sembrano, Edgar Allan. "El Hogar to be torn down?". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 17, 2014. 2. ^ "NHCP Encourages Adaptive Reuse of El Hogar Building in Binondo". Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014. * v * t * e Binondo Manila Chinatown Buildings| * 168 Shopping Mall * Anchor Skysuites * Binondo Church * China Bank Binondo Business Center * El Hogar Filipino Building * Juan Luna Building * Lucky Chinatown * Mandarin Square * Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Escolta Street| * Burke Building * Calvo Building * Capitol Theater * First United Building * Natividad Building * Regina Building Squares and monuments| * Plaza Cervantes * Plaza Moraga * Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz Education| * Lorenzo Ruiz Academy * Manila Patriotic School * Raja Soliman Science and Technology High School * Tiong Se Academy Transportation| * Binondo–Intramuros Bridge * Carriedo station * Escolta Street * Jones Bridge * Recto Avenue * Tutuban station (LRT) * Tutuban PNR Station Related| * Binondo Central Bank * Divisoria * Our Lady of Prompt Succor of Binondo * Parián Italics denote buildings under construction or planned. *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template