MARIGOT--The Collectivité announced Friday it is about to embark on an inventory of traditional buildings in St. Martin to identify and know better the value of the territory’s historical and cultural heritage. For this purpose and to oversee the project, companies EURL Robin-Clerc and Art2 Conseil have been chosen.
They are represented by expert architect and town planner Michèle Robin-Clerc and art historian and cultural inventory specialist, Elisabeth Dandel.
In March, April and May 2016, field prospecting and observations will be led by these specialists over the whole of St. Martin, in rural and urban areas, coast and hills and in all the districts of St. Martin. During this fieldwork phase, buildings may be photographed, measured and drawn by the architects.
The heritage elements concerned in this inventory include dry stone walls, houses, town houses, old plantations or industrial farms, wells, churches, public buildings, cemeteries and private graves, groups of buildings with touristic appeal, old fortifications or defence systems, salt works, and alleys or urban elements of character.
The study will begin with the Marigot area. Pictures, measurements and architectural surveys may be done during this inventory, and district councils have been asked to relay the information to the public.
This inventory of the physical heritage will allow the Collectivité to document and have a better knowledge of the territory before implementation of a cultural policy on preservation and valuation. It will allow a better understanding of the elements of heritage and to guide public actions.
President Aline Hanson indicated the public’s participation in this inventory is essential and thanked the population in advance for giving the persons in charge of this inventory a kind welcome.
