{"id":287,"date":"2025-08-22T13:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/?post_type=monument&#038;p=287"},"modified":"2026-01-15T13:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:41:27","slug":"maison-dinzey","status":"publish","type":"monument","link":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/monument\/maison-dinzey\/","title":{"rendered":"Maison Dinzey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maison Dinzey, located on what was once called W\u00e4stra Strandgatan during the Swedish era and now named after Joan of Arc, is a remarkable testament to St. Barth&#8217;s architectural heritage. Built in the 1820s, it stands as one of the few wooden structures to survive the devastating fire of March 2, 1852. The house&#8217;s excellent state of preservation, both inside and out, is credited to a comprehensive renovation by its current owner. During the Swedish period, the prominent Dinzey merchant family resided here, lending their name to the property.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-348\" src=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.2-Brigantin.webp\" alt=\"Maison Dinzey\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.2-Brigantin.webp 900w, https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/4.2-Brigantin-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many locals still refer to it as &#8216;Le Brigantine&#8217;, after a restaurant that once occupied the ground floor, now home to a shop. Maison Dinzey offers a vivid glimpse into the opulent merchant houses of Gustavia&#8217;s golden age as a bustling port city. Its roof, covered in wood shavings, reflects a common island practice of the past. The building&#8217;s design, featuring a stone foundation with a wooden superstructure, mirrors the style of county governor buildings in Gothenburg, Sweden &#8211; a construction method adopted in many Swedish towns following several major fires. The house holds particular historical significance as the final home of Julia Dinzey, who lived there until her death in 1959 at nearly 90 years old.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-349\" src=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020117.webp\" alt=\"Maison Dinzey\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020117.webp 900w, https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020117-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Julia was the last Swedish citizen residing on the island from the time of Swedish rule. Adding to its historical importance, two traditional slave cabins behind the main building, now available for rent, provide a stark reminder of the island&#8217;s complex past.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-350\" src=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020421.webp\" alt=\"Maison Dinzey\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020421.webp 1200w, https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020421-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-351\" src=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020298.webp\" alt=\"Maison Dinzey\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020298.webp 1200w, https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/P1020298-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in the 1820s, Maison Dinzey is one of the few wooden buildings that survived the great fire of 1852. It offers a glimpse into the life of a wealthy merchant family during Gustavia&#8217;s heyday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":346,"template":"","image-placement":[25],"class_list":["post-287","monument","type-monument","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","image-placement-centre"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/monument\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/monument"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/monument"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"image-placement","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stbarthsofsweden.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/image-placement?post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}