The Villamor Ancestral house is one of the oldest houses in the town of Baclayon, Bohol. It was built in the late 19th century by Ciriaco Villamor and Agrifina Buhion, his wife. The house is one of the largest and one of the first in a line of century old houses lining the street towards the famous Baclayon Church. The house is characteristic of a large, well-built home of an upper-middle class family from the Spanish period; as was the norm at the time, the first floor was used as a bodega and garage while the second floor is the main living quarters. Located behind the house is a sizable mangrove that protects it from strong waves when typhoons come.
The ancestral house is mainly made of wood with traces of the original green paint on its walls. Unlike other houses in the area, it does not have Capiz Windows, but instead opting for solid wood shutters. At one point, the roofing of the house consisted of traditional Nipa, but this was changed because of a strong typhoon in the 1980s. Overall, the house is very well preserved inside and out, featuring a wide array of antiques and other historical artifacts from the past.
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