Maison d'habitation

English translation

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History

This building was probably built between 1905 and 1915. This dwelling is emblematic of the settlement of well-to-do families on the heights of Fort-de-France, following the influx, in the city centre, of populations ruined by the Saint-Pierre disaster in 1902. The building, with rectangular plan, belongs to the category of houses with mansard storey, raised on a masonry basement. The ground floor is made of wooden boards with grooves and false tongues. The mansard storey is pierced with dormers and covered with corrugated sheet metal. On the ground floor, reception rooms and service rooms were close together. The interior decoration is of great richness: coffered ceilings and decorative friezes (salon, dining room); arch separating pantry and dining room, small columns and glass panels; particularly sumptuous timber decoration (bedroom on the storey); doors surmounted by perforated transoms and a panel of very original painted glass. On the exterior, it should be noted the presence of four outbuildings as well as railings in masonry and wrought iron.