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Windmill Tower, Raphune, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

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Windmill Tower, Raphune, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

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Summary

Significance: The Windmill Tower of Raphune is the smallest and probably the oldest of the four windmills built on St. Thomas. It is dated 1774. The builder is unknown. The estate was under cultivation before 1719 when its owner was one Johannes Uytendaal.
Survey number: HABS VI-151
Building/structure dates: 1774 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1929 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1952 Subsequent Work

date_range

Date

1952

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Uytendaal, Johannes

Gjessing, F C, delineator

place

Location

charlotte amalie, 18.34190, -64.93070

Google Map of 18.3419004, -64.9307007

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Source

Library of Congress

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