Wall House Museum

Eventually a plan was created to renovate the historic ruins into a functioning modern museum and library during the late 1970s but it was another 15 years before the funds could be raised.  The reconstruction was a structural challenge as only the exterior walls remained and they were unsuitable to meet modern construction standards for protection from the hurricanes and earthquakes that the Caribbean is prone to.  The solution involved the construction of a structural skeleton within the remaining old walls that provided the necessary rigidity to insure the safety of the building for modern use.  Details of the reconstruction included angle stones imported from Saint Kitts and other façade stones locally sourced in Gustavia.

An excellent history of the Wall House is available via the Collectivité of Saint-Barthélemy's website which includes graphics and pictures: L'histoire du Wall House.