http://theliminghouse.org/2008/02/17/this-old-house/ "we brandish words like rapiers" Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:52:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://theliminghouse.org/2008/02/17/this-old-house/comment-page-1/#comment-620 Save Boissiere House - Feb 17 2008 - The Liming House | This old house Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:00:37 +0000 http://theliminghouse.org/2008/02/17/this-old-house/#comment-620 [...] “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 piece of creole “gingerbread” architecture, characterised by intricate and elegant fretwork. The house is being offered for sale - asking price US$10m - but as Nicholas Laughlin points out (via Newsday)….” [Read original article [...] [...] “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 piece of creole “gingerbread” architecture, characterised by intricate and elegant fretwork. The house is being offered for sale – asking price US$10m – but as Nicholas Laughlin points out (via Newsday)….” [Read original article [...]

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