Buildings Magnificent Seven Houses

1 buildings

1.1 queen s royal college
1.2 hayes court
1.3 mille fleurs
1.4 ambard s house
1.5 archbishop s palace
1.6 whitehall
1.7 stollmeyer s castle

buildings
queen s royal college

queen s royal college

queen s royal college, national trust of trinidad , tobago listed building, built on corner of st clair avenue , maraval road beginning 11 november 1902, when foundation stone placed acting governor of day, sir courtney knollys. daniel m hahn, former student of queen s royal college @ princes building, designed german renaissance style building, includes chiming clock , lighted clock tower. chief draughtsman of public works department. according national trust, queen s royal college considered striking of buildings of magnificent seven.

the secondary school, designed tropical interior, built 6 classrooms , lecture hall 500 people. less 200 students attended school each year. of 2016, building being restored, including classroom s hand-painted murals. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act.

hayes court

hayes court

hayes court, @ 21 maraval road, built residence anglican bishop trinidad. anonymous gift made in 1908 2 men pay construction of building, built in french colonial architectural style. design incorporates contemporary scottish cast iron elements in decorative beams , columns veranda, wrap around west side of house. on western façade of building traditional demerara windows. completed taylor , gillies in 1910. residence named bishop thomas hayes, served archbishop in trinidad , tobago 1889 1904. right reverend john francis welsh first resident. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act.

mille fleurs

mille fleurs

mille fleurs @ 23 maraval road built , named wife of dr enrique prada (1867 venezuela–1944 trinidad) in 1904. dr prada oversaw construction of french provincial house george brown of trinidad trading company. pradas lived in house until 1923, when sold joseph salvatori. remained in family until salvatori s daughter, mrs pierre lelong sold george malouk in 1973. sold government of trinidad , tobago in june 1979.

it served several purposes on years , under jurisdiction of ministry of culture until june 2000, when assigned ministry of environment. national trust states, although mille fleurs less ostentatious of neighbours, quality of finish , detailing perhaps of far higher quality; intricately carved balusters , marble treads , risers both main , secondary staircases, elaborate cast iron columns , brackets. however, after period of time when not occupied or maintained, has deteriorated significantly. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act.

ambard s house

ambard s house, known roomor house

at 25 maraval road ambard s house, french architect lucien f ambard designed , built french second empire style house. had constructed in 1904, using wood ambard family estate in erin rafters. imported scottish cast iron elements, italian marble, , french tiles construction.

ambard lost house gordon grant , company in 1919, when unable make mortgage payments. inhabited american, william pettigrew humphrey, , family 1925 1940. house purchased humphrey timothy roodal , has stayed within family. home of roodal s granddaughter, dr yvonne morgan , family, , called roomor house, based upon combination of roodal , morgan family names. house has been well-maintained , true original design. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act.

archbishop s palace

archbishop s palace

the archbishop s house, @ 27 maraval road, official residence of archbishop of port of spain, which, of 2016, reverend joseph everard harris, cssp. built in 1903 patrick vincent flood, fifth archbishop of port of spain. @ time other residences being built on maraval road wealthy french creoles. building, designed irish architect in indian empire architectural style, had chapel , sacristy on first floor. porch wraps around building. on east façade, there porte-cochère wide bay , 6 additional, narrower bays. west side has 9 bays, , there 6 bays on south , north façades. property had summer house , stables, accessed extended gallery on west side of main building. construction completed in 1904 george brown of trinidad trading company.

it remodeled extensively 1968 1969, based upon architectural design of sonny sellier. chancery built in west side of building , new apartment built @ site of summer house , stables. in cases, renovations deviated original aesthetic of architectural design. instance, aluminum sliding doors replaced double wooden doors on ground floor. contractor rev father kevin devenish. monsignor anthony pantin, first trinidadian-born archbishop, lived in house after renovation completed in 1969. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act.

whitehall

whitehall

white hall, on 29 maraval road, largest residence on road. called rosenweg, built joseph leon agostini, cocoa planter, based upon design plans. agostini s family corsica, , influence reflected in house s moorish mediterranean inspired architecture. construction began in 1904, james moore of barbados, , took 3 years complete project, except roof not completed until 1910. exterior built using white limestone barbados. three-storied building 4 reception halls, library, drawing room, wine cellars, , large galleries. there 6 bedroom suites large dressing rooms , advanced, modern bathrooms. house had long corridors, wide-sweeping marble staircases, , service lift between floors.

agostini died in 1906, family occupied house until unable make payments on mortgage , foreclosed william gordon grant in 1910, according national trust. believe agostinis never lived in white hall, because cocoa industry, strong when construction began, collapsed while house being built.

an american, robert henderson, purchased house , renamed white hall, coral stone exterior of building. national trust states added delightful variety in furnishings of interior added refined dignity of exterior. henderson s heirs, seigert family, possessed house until world war ii, when commandeered united states forces air raid precaution headquarters. rented use cultural centre british council in 1944.

although returned hendersons after war, never lived in again. rented number of purposes—including public libraries, national archives, , government broadcasting unit—until 1949. not used again until purchased government of trinidad , tobago in 1954. used pre-federal interim government in 1957, before formation in 1958 of west indies federation. hon. dr. eric williams, trinidad , tobago s first prime minister, used office of prime minister 1963 2009. during time, there restoration of building in 2000. listed heritage site , protected under national trust act. beginning 2008, urban development corporation (udecott) renovated building used visiting foreign dignitaries.

stollmeyer s castle

stollmeyer s castle

stollmeyer s castle, called killarney, scottish baronial style residence located @ 31 maraval road. built on land used government stock farm, first residence built in st clair neighborhood. named charles fourier stollmeyer, hired scottish architect robert gillies design house, said patterned after wing of balmoral castle. two-year construction project began in 1902. when wife said preferred simpler home, stollmeyer gave house son, conrad. wife named killarney, ireland.

the property, white hall, commandeered united states forces, called castle , during world war ii. began called stollmeyer s castle. after war, stayed within stollmeyer family until 1972, when bought insurance executive, jessy henry mahabir. 7 years later, government of trinidad , tobago owned building. in late 1990s, citizens conservation restored building. under care of office of prime minister, , heritage site protected under national trust act. restoration project began in 2008 ensure structure passed updated building codes , restored use visiting foreign dignitaries.