Don Catalino Rodriguez Ancestral House

[1] It was owned by Don Catalino Rodriguez, Sariaya’s town Presidente (Mayor during the American occupation period) from 1908 to 1909.

[2] This house has already been transformed into a Museum and visitors can choose to wear period costumes for reasonable fees and pose for souvenir photos.

Claro M. Recto, a native of Tiaong, Quezon, was also mentioned as one of the important guests who visited the house in one of its sponsored events.

[3] The Don Catalino Rodriguez House or today known as Villa Sariaya was built in the style of Bahay na Bato, a 19th-century townhouse.

To complement the grandiose design of the mansion, original furniture and fixtures were imported from Europe and United States.

detail of window of Catalino Rodriguez house
Historical marker.