“Real estate agent Annmarie Aboud, whose job is to sell the gingerbread house for a cool $45 million wants to know what is all the fuss about the building being a national architectural treasure.
Since the building, formally known as the Boissiere house at 12 Queen’s Park West went up for sale, a national furore has [...]
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Posted 24 February 2008
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“THE AGENT in charge of the sale of the renowned Gingerbread House around the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port-of-Spain yesterday called for help in finding a suitable buyer of the property.The call for buyers of the landmark comes as hundreds of citizens, both at home and abroad, continued to join the campaign to lobby Government to [...]
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Posted 20 February 2008
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“Trinidad’s internet elite have a new rallying cry: Save the Boissiere House. There’s even a Facebook group and an online petition devoted to the cause, so you know they mean business. Boissiere House, located at 12 Queen’s Park West in Port of Spain, is one of the last remnants of a dying breed: a beautiful [...]
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Posted 20 February 2008
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“….But lasting change won’t happen until everyone feels involved and invested in the preservation effort, until the issue is brought home in that kind of personal way, the issue will continue to be largely ignored by the larger public, whose concerns are the first items on the agenda of the politicians who can change the [...]
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Posted 18 February 2008
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“When I was little, I used to play a little game called “that’s my house.” It wasn’t so much a game, I guess — whenever I drove past a beautiful home, I’d declare, “that’s my house!” I’m sure you might have played the same game whenever you drove through nice neighborhoods as a young’un. Every [...]
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Posted 18 February 2008
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“While the public clamours for the historic Boissiere House to be saved, can’t corporate Trinidad and Tobago step up to the plate? Can’t the directors of our indigenous companies and conglomerates give up the vehicle upgrade this year and throw in to purchase the property at least? Neal and Massy? Ansa McAl? One Caribbean Media? [...]
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Posted 17 February 2008
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“We can pressure the government to purchase this building but would the property then go the way of Milles Fleurs which is now a tragic eyesore. If the Prime Minister can mobilize the resources to do the level of construction that we see around us daily, surely resources can be directed to Milles Fleurs. And [...]
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Posted 17 February 2008
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“Over 20 years ago this house was in danger. A hastily organised group comprising John Newel Lewis, Claude Gilleaume, Megan Brown, Raul Poon Kong, Debra Reynolds and many other architects, artists and concerned Trinis pulled out all the stops and fought to save this house. We picketed successfully for days, specially at rush hour traffic, [...]
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Posted 17 February 2008
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“WANT to buy a one of a kind landmark?? Been itching to get your hands on the 104-year-old ? Gingerbread House? around the Queen’s Park Savannah? Now’s your chance. The historic property at 12 Queen’s Park West, Port-of-Spain, has been listed for sale on the American website craiglist.org for an asking price of US$10 million [...]
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Posted 17 February 2008
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“How do we save these beautiful buildings? This is not a new question. The Heritage Trust Act was passed in Parliament in 1991. So how is it that here we are in 2008 and we are all still clamouring against the destruction of the nation’s rich architectural heritage. I spoke with Rudylynn Roberts, secretary of [...]
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Posted 17 February 2008
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