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Coordinates: 18°3211N 72°1948W / 18.53639°N 72.33000°W / 18.53639; -72.33000
 

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Bois Verna
Neighborhood
Bois Verna is located in Haiti
Bois Verna

Bois Verna

Location in Haiti[1]

Coordinates: 18°32′11N 72°19′48W / 18.53639°N 72.33000°W / 18.53639; -72.33000
CountryHaiti
DepartmentOuest
ArrondissementPort-au-Prince

Bois Verna is a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[2] It has one of the largest concentration of the historic Haitian gingerbread style houses present.

Attractions[edit]

Bois Verna is home to a number of gingerbread houses.[3]

Maison Dufort, a house designed by Haitian architect Léon Mathon, one of the founders of the architectural style of the late 19th century, has undergone restoration since the 2010 Haiti earthquake with collaborative efforts from Belgium, California and local Haitians.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency". GeoNames Search. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  • ^ Haiti-Référence: 7410.- Codes postaux en Haiti
  • ^ "Preserving Haiti's Gingerbread Houses" (PDF). World Monument Fund (WMF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  • ^ Green, Jared, ed. (2015). Designed for the Future: 80 Practical Ideas for a Sustainable World. p. 110. ISBN 9781616894238. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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