Official Name: | Bois Verna |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood |
Pushpin Map: | Haiti |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Haiti[1] |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Haiti |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Ouest |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Port-au-Prince |
Coordinates: | 18.5364°N -72.33°W |
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.
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]