Overview:
An interactive timeline chronicling the Hotel Oloffson’s history from a 19th-century mansion to a cultural hub that endured political upheaval and natural disasters before falling to gang violence in 2025.
For more than a century, Haiti’s Hotel Oloffson stood as a witness to history. From its origins as a presidential family mansion to its heyday as a cultural haven for artists and thinkers, the storied Port-au-Prince landmark endured political upheavals, natural disasters and waves of violence—until its fiery destruction in 2025.
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