OFFICER'S QTRS, CORREGIDOR


The Post Commander's official residence at Corregidor was a single residence.  Other residences were on two levels, with separate family quarters on each level. The higher ranking officers were allocated the upper quarters.

Corregidor�s housing was determined by what could survive the tropical climate and the termites. Concrete, corrugated iron or tile roofs and as little wood as possible were most common. 

Houses were raised up on concrete pillars, both for cooling and to avoid the termites.

 

 

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