Smith, Bell and Company House
Smith, Bell and Company House[1] (Filipino: Bahay-Kalakal ng Smith, Bell & Co.) or the Angela Manalang Gloria Ancestral House[2] is a Spanish-era structure is in Tabaco, Albay, Philippines. It one of the national cultural heritage of the country, and the biggest ancestral house in the city of Tabaco.[2]
The structure made of stone bonded with mortar and molasses was initially hosted the offices of the Smith, Bell and Company, a trading firm involved in the abaca business which had a history dating back in 1868. In 1965, poet Angela Manalang-Gloria bought the building and made it her residence.[1]
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