December 22, 2021
French Caribbean Style House Built around 1900 in the French Caribbean style, the house of Backstreet 96 cannot be compared with any other in town. The building has been painted green and white. The veranda on the first floor
December 22, 2021
Emilio Wilson’s Park – An Authentic Location to Spend your Full St Maarten Day! Named after the owner, this plantation is located opposite Mary’s Fancy. John Philips and the Van Romondt family at a point also owned the house
December 22, 2021
Corner House Monument, Philipsburg This house, on the corner of Backstreet 93 and Hotelsteeg, belongs to the category ‘Great Houses’. The house was built around 1880. Where To Find Corner House The Corner House is in the
December 22, 2021
From Catholic Convent to Dutch “Embassy” The Dominicanessen Nuns built the Convent in 1954. These Dutch nuns came to Sint Maarten in 1890 and started a school and a hospital across the street. Nowadays, the top of the convent
December 22, 2021
A Binational Symbol of Good Neighborship In 1948, a monument was erected to remember the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia, in which the French and Dutch divided the island into its current binational status. Where else would
