First United Building

The First United Building, formerly known and still commonly referred to as Perez-Samanillo Building, is an Art Deco building on Escolta Street in , , .
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: commercial building in Manila, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Gusaling Perez-Samanillo” and “Perez-Samanillo Building”
  • Address: 413 Escolta Street, Manila, Binondo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HUB: Make Lab and Plaza Lacson.

Arts center
also known as the Hub, is an adaptive reuse, incubator space for creative startups and artists which also acts as an alternative shopping center.

Park
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, also known by its old name, Plaza Goiti, is a public square in . It is bounded by Plaza Santa Cruz Road and Escolta Street to the west, Carlos Palanca Street to the south, and Carriedo Street to the east. is situated 140 metres east of First United Building.

Church
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The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, also known as the Archdiocesan Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament or simply Santa Cruz Parish, is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in the district of , , . is situated 130 metres east of First United Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Cruz and Quiapo.

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is a district in the northern part of the City of on the right bank of the Pasig River near its mouth, bordered by the districts of Tondo, Binondo, Quiapo, and Sampaloc, and Grace Park and La Loma.

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is a district in the bustling, busy and crowded city of . gets its name from a floating plant named; "Kiapo" that grew abundantly around that area.

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is the "Chinatown" district of . It is the oldest Chinatown in the world and was the country's center of commerce during the American occupation.

First United Building

Latitude
14.5989° or 14° 35′ 56″ north
Longitude
120.97933° or 120° 58′ 46″ east
Inception
1928
Levels
5
Height
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
7Q62HXXH+HP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 179308454
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q18355470
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In Other Languages

“First United Building” goes by many names.
  • Tagalog: “Gusaling First United”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First United Building Community Museum and Perez-Samanillo Building historical marker.

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