| Mira-Nila House | |
| Status: | Complete |
| Architectural Style: | Art Deco |
| Location City: | Quezon City |
| Location Country: | Philippines |
| Completion Date: | 1929 |
| Destruction Date: | --> |
| Owner: | Benitez family |
| Floor Count: | 4 |
| Architect: | Francisca and Conrado Benítez |
| Designations: | Heritage House |
| Unit Count: | --> |
| Website: | https://www.miranila.org |
The Mira-Nila House is a historic mansion building in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Situated along Mariposa Street in Cubao, the building owned by the Benitez family is a declared Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines,[1] and one of the only two such declared houses in Metro Manila along with the Lichauco Heritage House in Santa Ana, Manila. The building currently houses a museum.[2]
The Mira-Nila is an Art Deco building inspired from the design of houses of similar architectural style in Florence, Italy. The house is four storeys high, has a basement, and a tower which served as an observation point. The design of the building was reportedly largely unaltered.[1] The house's name came from the phrase "mira a Manila" ("look at Manila"), exclaimed by Helena Benitez, daughter of the owners of the house, when a fire broke out inside Intramuros in the 1930s.[3]
A catalogue of Florentine houses from a Magazine brought home by three sisters of Francisca and Conrado Benítez from a Europe trip served as reference for the design. The Benitez couple themselves were responsible for the architectural design of the building and opted not to commission an architect.[1]