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House of the Philippines, Balboa ParkKumusta po kayo! This is the House of the Philippine Island Balboa's Blog! Here you can learn about the current events and the history of the House of the Philippines and the Philippine community here in San Diego. Established in 1961 the House of the Philippines currently shares a house with the House of France.
Each week France and the Philippines switch hosting days. The House of France hosts the first 2 Sundays of the month while the House of the Philippines hosts the last 2 Sundays. In the future the House of the Philippines would love to own it's own house.
International Cottages
The International Cottages were originally constructed in 1935 as temporary buildings to be used as part of the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935 - 1936. San Diego business leaders hoped to put on a local exhibition, utilizing exhibits and performers from the 1933 World Fair held in Chicago, as a means to draw attention to the city and encourage business development. Balboa Park had already been the scene of a previous exposition, the 1915 - 1916 Panama-California Exposition, held to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal, and to spotlight San Diego as the first American port of call for northbound ships traveling through the canal. A Spanish-Colonial Revival style had been adopted for the buildings in the 1915 expo, and a similar style was carried over to the new buildings for the 1935 exposition, including the HPR cottages. Interestingly, over half of the construction at the time was performed by Federal relief workers. The exposition itself was a great success, and many of the buildings from that time have remained in constant use to this day, though they were requisitioned by the Navy between 1941 and 1947 to provide additional facilities for the nearby Naval Hospital during the war.Today's HPR consists of 31 different national groups, 20 of which have permanent buildings in the park and the rest of which utilize the "Hall of Nations" building on a rotating basis. Several new countries have joined the HPR in recent years, the latest of which is the House of India, which became a full member in 2006. All the houses are operated by a volunteer membership, a mixture of recent immigrants, descendents of past immigrants and individuals who have no ties to the culture other than simple interest.
The International Cottages were originally constructed in 1935 as temporary buildings to be used as part of the California Pacific International Exposition of 1935 - 1936. San Diego business leaders hoped to put on a local exhibition, utilizing exhibits and performers from the 1933 World Fair held in Chicago, as a means to draw attention to the city and encourage business development. Balboa Park had already been the scene of a previous exposition, the 1915 - 1916 Panama-California Exposition, held to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal, and to spotlight San Diego as the first American port of call for northbound ships traveling through the canal. A Spanish-Colonial Revival style had been adopted for the buildings in the 1915 expo, and a similar style was carried over to the new buildings for the 1935 exposition, including the HPR cottages. Interestingly, over half of the construction at the time was performed by Federal relief workers. The exposition itself was a great success, and many of the buildings from that time have remained in constant use to this day, though they were requisitioned by the Navy between 1941 and 1947 to provide additional facilities for the nearby Naval Hospital during the war.Today's HPR consists of 31 different national groups, 20 of which have permanent buildings in the park and the rest of which utilize the "Hall of Nations" building on a rotating basis. Several new countries have joined the HPR in recent years, the latest of which is the House of India, which became a full member in 2006. All the houses are operated by a volunteer membership, a mixture of recent immigrants, descendents of past immigrants and individuals who have no ties to the culture other than simple interest.
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