Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. John, VI
Summary
Significance: The Windmill Tower of Estate Carolina is the oldest of the five windmills on St. John. The Estate was acquired by Count Heinrich von Schimmellmann in 1765 and remained part of this family's entailed estate until the early 1900's. The windmill was built at an unknown date between 1763 and 1780 when it is listed in P.L. Oxholm's survey.
Survey number: HABS VI-136
Building/structure dates: after. 1760- before. 1780 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
von Schimmelmann, Heinrich
Gjessing, Frederik C, field team
Edwards, Steven, field team
Milner, John D, delineator
Location
coral bay, 18.34801, -64.71319
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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