Built Cultural Heritage of Northern Haiti - Nord-Ouest, Nord, Nord-Est Departments

This document presents a comprehensive inventory of the built cultural heritage in Haiti's northern region, covering the Nord-Ouest, Nord, and Nord-Est departments. It systematically documents various types of architectural heritage including colonial urban planning, urban architecture, colonial plantations, and military fortifications from both colonial and Haitian periods.

The study highlights the exceptional colonial urban planning of three major cities - Môle Saint-Nicolas, Cap-Haïtien, and Fort Liberté - which feature grid patterns and consistent urban organization. The document extensively covers religious, administrative, commercial, and residential architecture, including notable sites like Sans-Souci and various colonial churches.

The military heritage section documents coastal fortifications around Cap-Haïtien, Fort-Liberté, and Môle Saint-Nicolas, as well as Haitian mountain fortifications including the famous Citadelle Henry. The document also acknowledges indigenous petroglyphs as remnants of pre-Columbian populations.

The conclusion emphasizes that this heritage is in serious danger due to abandonment and lack of resources, calling for collective action to preserve these irreplaceable witnesses to Haiti's complex history spanning indigenous, Spanish, French colonial, and early independence periods.