Negros Oriental Provincial Building

Negros Oriental Provincial Building
Negros Oriental Provincial Building
	Facade of Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol
	Interactive map of the Negros Oriental Provincial Building area
Alternative names	Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol
General information
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Location	Dumaguete, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Coordinates	9°18′47.1672″N 123°18′6.822″E / 9.313102000°N 123.30189500°E
Completed	1924
Technical details
Floor area	31m (Length) x 18m (Width)
Design and construction
Architect	Daniel Burnham

The Negros Oriental Provincial Building or Negros Oriental Provincial Capitol is the seat of the provincial government of Negros Oriental in the Philippines.

History

Daniel Burnham, an American city planner and architect, designed the provincial building,^[1] which was completed in 1924.^[2]

The building houses the office of the governor and other key provincial offices.^[2]

In 2024, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines installed a historical marker for the building.^[3]

Architecture and fittings

The building is in neoclassical architectural style.^[2] It measured 31 metres (102 ft) in length by 18 metres (59 ft) in width. It was colored white and had four large Ionic columns in the entrance.^[4]

References

↑ "Capitol Building | Negros Oriental Provincial Government". www.negor.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
1 2 3 DC-Team, Rosario- (2024-05-19). "Negros Oriental celebrates 100 years of the Capitol Building". Dumaguete. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
↑ Adel, Rosette. "WATCH: NHCP unveils historical marker for Negros Oriental's Capitol building". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
↑ Morley, Ian (2019-10-30). American Colonisation and the City Beautiful: Filipinos and Planning in the Philippines, 1916-35. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-62785-9.

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[1] "Capitol Building | Negros Oriental Provincial Government". www.negor.gov.ph. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 DC-Team, Rosario- (2024-05-19). "Negros Oriental celebrates 100 years of the Capitol Building". Dumaguete. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[3] Adel, Rosette. "WATCH: NHCP unveils historical marker for Negros Oriental's Capitol building". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2024-08-12.

[4] Morley, Ian (2019-10-30). American Colonisation and the City Beautiful: Filipinos and Planning in the Philippines, 1916-35. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-62785-9.

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