A well preserved board house

2018

Sierra Leone National Museum
Freetown, Sierra Leone

Unlike so many others that are badly conserved this board house is well preserved. Board houses are vernacular architectural houses built by freed slaves from Jamaica and North American southern colonies.

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Title: A well preserved board house
Date Created: 2018
Location Created: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Original Source: Isatu Smith, West Africa Heritage Consultants Ltd

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