National Historical Institute, Resolution No. 10, S. 2009: Declaring the Mercado Mansion in Carcar… (2009)
“ WHEREAS, the house served as venue in 1931 to the visit of Key Pittman, the US Senate Foreign Relations Chair to whom Mayor Mercado appealed to intercede for the granting of Philippine Independence;WHEREAS, the ancestral house is a fine example of architecture during the American period displaying ornate designs as testimony to the artistry and ingenuity of its builders ”
