Beth Ha-Chaim, Kronprindsensgade vicinity, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Summary
Significance: A companion structure to the St. Thomas Synagogue at Krystal Gade 16A and B, the cemetery chapel is a simple but interesting structure. The Sephardic rites and traditions, which the St. Thomas congregation observe, require a separate building for funerals.
Survey number: HABS VI-14
Building/structure dates: 1837 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Toschi, Don, photographer
Overby, Osmund R, historian
Gardner, Philip E, historian
Location
charlotte amalie, 18.34190, -64.93070
Source
Library of Congress
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