Casa Comunidad de Tayabas

Casa Comunidad de Tayabas is a Spanish-era bahay na bato located in the historic center of Tayabas City, Quezon Province, Philippines. Built in 1775-1778 as the town's casa tribunal and administrative center, it is one of the best-preserved Spanish colonial government buildings in the country. Declared a National Historical Landmark, it now houses the Museo de Tayabas, displaying local history, artifacts, and cultural exhibits related to Tayabas and Quezon province.

Visitors can expect a two-storey stone and wood bahay na bato in the city center opposite the Tayabas Basilica plaza. The ground floor is of stone and the upper floor of wood with capiz windows and tiled roof. Inside, galleries display archaeological finds, religious artifacts, historical photographs, documents, and exhibits on Tayabas history and culture. The building retains its tribunal layout with courtyard and period architectural details, and guided tours explain its former administrative functions.

Constructed in 1775-1778 under Gobernadorcillo Francisco Lopez as the Casa Tribunal or Casa Comunidad, it served as the administrative and judicial center of Tayabas during the Spanish colonial period. It functioned as casa real, court, and municipal hall for centuries and is recognized as one of the few surviving Spanish-era government buildings of its type. It was declared a National Historical Landmark and restored to house the city museum.

The building is a significant example of Spanish colonial civic architecture and bahay na bato construction in Quezon. As Museo de Tayabas, it preserves and presents the cultural heritage, traditions, and history of Tayabeños, including pre-colonial artifacts, religious heritage linked to the Tayabas Basilica, and local crafts and documents, serving as a center for cultural education in Tayabas City.