Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Summary
Significance: This is a large, country house, built on a hill overlooking Charlotte Amalie in the early nineteenth century. Built as the home of Governor Berg, ti has always been considered one of the finest houses in the Virgin Islands.
Survey number: HABS VI-12
Building/structure dates: ca. 1830 Initial Construction
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Tags
country houses
domestic life
governors
charlotte amalie
catharineberg
estate
store
nordside
quarter
store nordside quarter
charlotte
amalie
hans henrik berg
philip e gardner
frederik c gjessing
historic american buildings survey
osmund r overby
don toschi
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
st thomas
saint thomas
virgin islands
united states history
building plans
architectural drawings
department stores
library of congress
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Berg, Hans Henrik
Overby, Osmund R, historian
Gjessing, Frederik C, historian
Gardner, Philip E, historian
Toschi, Don, photographer
Location
charlotte amalie
,
18.34190, -64.93070
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html