The Vega Ancestral House is one of the earliest Transition bahay na bato-inspired structures in the Philippines estimated to be 200 years old.

Aside from this cultural practice, he also left behind a heritage house that is considered these days as a landmark in Misamis Oriental.

The walls resemble woven abaca, called "Uway" (English: rattan) in Visayan, and are colored yellow.

The Vega clan has declined the proposal for sentimental reasons, preferring to maintain the house themselves despite the costs.

The house's association with Maria Clara Vega Jimenez—mother of television personality Inday Badiday and Philippine Daily Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez Magsanoc—adds to its fame.

"[3] Some mistakenly associate the house with the late child star Julie Vega due to her stage surname.