Barbados chattel houses

Barbados is known for its brightly painted chattel houses, and they are found all over the island in various stages of disrepair. They most commonly started with a single room house, and then behind the house were various additions, but they remain narrow and only one story high.
These nicer chattel houses are part of a series of local arts and crafts shops.
Most chattel houses date back to when the population was comprised largely of itinerant farm workers. People could move to a new location and take their home with them. They would be positioned on stacked cinder blocks until moved again. Although most are no longer relocated like that, many still remain a simple one room house on cinder blocks.