The Legarda Ancestral House, or Legarda Mansion is the home of Dr. Alejandro Legarda and Doña Ramona Hernandez, a historic house located in San Miguel, Manila, Philippines. It was one of the first Art Deco houses in Metro Manila built in 1937. It was in 2001 that the house was converted into a restaurant called La Cocina de Tita Moning ("The kitchen of Tita Moning", "Tita Moning" being the nickname of Doña Ramona Hernandez) - an adaptive reuse for this heritage structure.LocationThe Legarda Ancestral house is located at 315 St. Rafael St., San Miguel, Manila. It is beside what used to be the Malacaňang Clinic, which, in turn used to be the home of General Basilio Valdes, the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the term of President Manuel L. Quezon.Historical BackgroundThe HouseThe Legarda Ancestral House was built in 1937 and was among the first Art deco houses built in Manila. The houses flanking on both sides of the Legarda Ancestral House and the other houses on the street belongs to the other members of the Legarda-Valdes-Prieto clan.The house at 315 San Rafael St. belongs to the family of Dr. Alejandro Legarda, his wife Ramona, and their four children, Filomena, Carmen, Alejandro, and Ramon. It houses the clinic, the antique camera equipment room and the antique radio equipment room of Dr. Alejandro.Casa Rita is still owned by the Valdes-Araneta clan but the house of General Basilio Valdes was sold a long time ago and was made into Malacanang Clinic and now home of the Presidential guards.

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