On Saturday, the Guam Preservation Trust, along with the Department of Chamorro Affairs and several other organizations, marked the centennial anniversary of the Lujan home at its original site in Hagåtña.
The structure was built by Jose P. Lujan in the early 1900s for his wife Dolores Untalan Cruz and their children Salvador, Gregorio, Ana, Rosario, Luisa, Vicente, Jose, Gil, Carmen and Manuel. Three surviving sisters, Carmen Glenfield, Anna Carrilo and Luisa Edquilane attended the event and took part in the ribbon-cutting ceremony, commemorating the centennial of their former home.
His granddaughters Rose Lujan Batts and Liz Lujan Iriarte were ecstatic about the building being used again.
“It’s an honor to have a structure like this still in existence,” said Batts.
“My grandfather built it and my father lived here,” recalled Iriarte, adding she was 7 years old when she came to the home to see her grandparents. “It’s just amazing it survived.”
Also reminiscing about their grandfather’s home was Bernie Edquilane, daughter of Luisa.
“When I was young, we’d drop by here and this was our playground. It’s like our home, but it’s something that my grandfather built for the family,” said Bernie, adding her father built seven other homes in Agaña, but the original Lujan home will always be her favorite.
“I’m glad everyone was able to restore it close to the original structure,” she said.
