Maison natale de Saint-John Perse, Literary heritage house in Pointe-à-Pitre, France.
The three-story house features a limestone ground floor, wooden upper levels, and a corrugated metal roof at 54 Achille-René-Boisneuf Street.
Built between 1850 and 1860 after the 1843 earthquake, the building became the birthplace of Nobel Prize winner Alexis Leger in 1887.
French poet Alexis Leger, known as Saint-John Perse, spent the first twelve years of his childhood in this traditional Caribbean residence.
The building received protection status for its street facade and roof through an official decree on August 1, 1995.
The municipal decision to demolish the structure in September 2017 was later invalidated by the administrative court following heritage preservation associations' intervention.
Location: Pointe-à-Pitre
Address: 54, rue Achille-René-Boisneuf
GPS coordinates: 16.23722,-61.53806
Latest update: June 23, 2025 11:08
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