The large bahay na bato, built in the twilight of the Spanish occupation of the Philippines, was a gateway landmark for San Pablo, then still under the jurisdiction of the province of Batangas.

After a lengthy court battle, in 2005, the house was returned to the local government, from which it was turned to an annex of San Pablo City National High School.

In 2018, the ancestral house, along with other structures of historic and cultural significance was declared a heritage edifice by the city council of San Pablo.

In 2020, upon the initiative of the local government and support of then Antique congresswoman Loren Legarda, the house was restored under the supervision of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

[9] Still a part of the high school which holds regular functions, it also houses the Museum for Industrial Arts and Economics[10].