Owned by the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus,[1] the restoration of the house is currently being advocated by the civic group Kapitbahayan sa Kalye Bautista.

flowers in trellis) architectural style that was common during the latter part of Spanish rule in the Philippines in the 1890s.

[citation needed] The house, together with most structures on the east of Quezon Boulevard in the Quiapo district was spared from destruction caused by World War II.

The ground floor was eventually adaptively reused to house a printing press.

[3] Oral traditions then link it to the Crespos, after which the Boix family acquired the property.