Fort Willoughby, Garrison House, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI
Summary
See also HABS VI-90, 1979 documentation for additional information.
Significance: The Garrison House is a well-preserved arms magazine associated with the British occupation of the island during the Napoleonic Wars. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 under Criterion A in the areas of Commerce and Military, and under Criterion C in the area of Architecture. The building was also recorded in 1979 under HABS No. VI-90. Built in 1807 at the beginning of the second British occupation of St. Thomas, the Garrison House was built to store arms and munitions for the British fortifications on Hassel Island, including Fort Willoughby (originally known as Prince Frederik's Battery), Cowell's Battery, and Shipley's Battery.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N2029
Survey number: HABS VI-90-A
Building/structure dates: 1807 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1949 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 2013 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 76001862
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