On April 3, 1823, the cornerstone for the building which will later be known as the Intendencia (La Aduana) de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, was placed.
On June 3, 1863, it was destroyed by an earthquake.
Reconstructed in 1874, it served as the first Office of the Archives. In 1916, the Intendencia became the first home of the Philippine Senate.
It was damaged during the Japanese occupation and restored again after the liberation of Manila, later housing the National Treasury, Central Bank of the Philippines and the Commission on Elections.
The building was destroyed in a fire in 1979, reducing it to ruins and plans to restore it have been underway since then. —Marielle Medina
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