Marigot in Saint-Martin, Saint Martin, Overseas France — Caribbean Region (Lesser Antilles)

The Old Town Hall of Marigot

— Ancienne Marie —

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2017

1. The Old Town Hall of Marigot Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Cette maison de bourg, construite en 1847 par madame Georgina Hodge, épouse Becker, fut habitée jusqu’en 1938, puis louée à la commune sous le mandate de Monsieur Louis Constant Fleming. La mairie y demeura jusqu’en 1947, date à laquelle Verre et Louis Richardson décidèrent d’y exercer diverses activités commerciales. Restaurée en 1997, cette demeure possède un res-de-chaussée maçonné en pierres et chaux et un étage en bois. La galerie présente en façade des décors en découpes de volets en bois destines à protéger l’intériur de l’habitation pendant la période cyclonique.

This town house, built in 1847 by Mrs. Georgina Hodge, wed Becker, was inhabited until 1938, then rented to the Municipality under the mandate of Mr. Louis Constant Fleming. The Town Hall was there until 1947, date at which Vere and Louis Richardson decided to carry out various commercial activities there. Restored to its previous youth in 1997, this house arbors a ground floor of stone and whitewashed masonry and a wooden first floor. The verandah frontispiece offers wooden cut-out decors called gingerbreads. All the openings have shutters

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destined to protect the inside house during the hurricane season.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1847.

Location. 18° 4.11′ N, 63° 5.036′ W. Marker is in Marigot, Saint Martin, in Saint-Martin. It is on Rue de la Republique east of Rue V. Marasse, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rue de la Republique 19, Marigot, Saint Martin 97150, Overseas France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

on in the Atlantic Ocean,

and in North America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Father Gerard Kemps (within shouting distance of this marker); Capt. Arsene Hubert Hodge (approx. 6.5 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); Ter Herdenking Van Onze Gevallenen / In Remembrance of Our Fallen (approx. 6.5 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); St. Joseph Convent 1890 (approx. 6.6 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); Sint Rose Hospital (approx. 6.6 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); Frontstreet Merchants

The Old Town Hall of Marigot and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, December 4, 2017

2. The Old Town Hall of Marigot and Marker

(approx. 7.3 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); The Old Police Station (approx. 7.4 kilometers away in Sint Maarten); St. Maarten Gingerbread Market Stalls (approx. 7.4 kilometers away in Sint Maarten).

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2022, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.