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Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Benjamin House, 48 Queen Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Benjamin House, 48 Queen Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

See also HABS No. VI-52-D for additional documentation. Significance: The Benjamin House is typical of the smaller early 19th-century residential structures of the Danish Virgin Island towns. The general appea... More

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie,...

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 h... More

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie,...

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 h... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Estate Whim, Windmill, Centerline Road, Whim, St. Croix, VI

Estate Whim, Windmill, Centerline Road, Whim, St. Croix, VI

Significance: The date of construction of the Windmill, Estate Whim has not been ascertained. A windmill is shown on the identical site on the detailed Oxholm survey of Frederiksted & surroundings dated 1778. ... More

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Factory and Service Buildings were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate w... More

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix...

Significance: Built as the Dutch Reformed Church prior to 1740 and reconsecrated as the Christiansted Lutheran Church in 1834, the exterior of the building retains much of its original Dutch Renaissance appeara... More

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix...

Significance: Built as the Dutch Reformed Church prior to 1740 and reconsecrated as the Christiansted Lutheran Church in 1834, the exterior of the building retains much of its original Dutch Renaissance appeara... More

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie,...

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 h... More

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie,...

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 h... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

33-35 Strandgade (House), 33-35 Strand Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

33-35 Strandgade (House), 33-35 Strand Street, Christiansted, St. Croi...

Significance: The building is an unusual example of the Christiansted town house. Its roof and large dormers give the outline of the building a character allied to the Moravian architecture as found on the Vir... More

Jacob H.S. Lind House, Norre Gade 6, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Jacob H.S. Lind House, Norre Gade 6, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: This is a typical well-preserved example of the larger town houses of Charlotte Amalie from the early nineteenth century. It has served as a parish hall for the St. Thomas Lutheran Church since 1... More

Estate Annaberg, Sugar Factory, Adrian, St. John, VI

Estate Annaberg, Sugar Factory, Adrian, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Annaberg Sugar Factory is an 18th century mill. The factory contains remains of 18th and 19th century construction and reveals traces of several remodellings. Builder is unknown. Unproce... More

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. Joh...

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 entai... More

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. Joh...

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 entai... More

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: This is one of the best surviving examples of the larger early 19th C. urban residences of St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-11 Building/structure dates: 1829-1831 Initial Construction

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Annaberg Sugar Factory site dates from the 18th century. Date of the windmill is not ascertained but appears to be early 19th century. Builder is unknown. Unprocessed Field note material... More

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

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

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 befor... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: Frederiks Fort is a ruin of a standard eighteenth century citadel. It is an extremely poor condition and only the outer walls and the foundation of a structure in the center of the fort remain. ... More

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Estate Whim, Windmill, Centerline Road, Whim, St. Croix, VI

Estate Whim, Windmill, Centerline Road, Whim, St. Croix, VI

Significance: The date of construction of the Windmill, Estate Whim has not been ascertained. A windmill is shown on the identical site on the detailed Oxholm survey of Frederiksted & surroundings dated 1778. ... More

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: Although the original 18th-century design of the Custom House is discernible, both in the building's over-all form and in its details, the addition of a front gallery and a hipped roof above the p... More

Drewes House, 46B-47 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Drewes House, 46B-47 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Survey number: HABS VI-22 Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Drewes House, 46B-47 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI
Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Hotel 1829, Kongensgade 30A, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: This is one of the best surviving examples of the larger early 19th C. urban residences of St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-11 Building/structure dates: 1829-1831 Initial Construction

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Moravian Church, Friedensfeld, St. Croix, VI

Moravian Church, Friedensfeld, St. Croix, VI

Significance: The original design is practically intact. A few recent repairs to the building have obliterated details as window trim, casings in limited and well defined areas, but in general the structure st... More

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Annaberg Sugar Factory site dates from the 18th century. Date of the windmill is not ascertained but appears to be early 19th century. Builder is unknown. Unprocessed Field note material... More

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Estate Annaberg, Windmill, Adrian, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Annaberg Sugar Factory site dates from the 18th century. Date of the windmill is not ascertained but appears to be early 19th century. Builder is unknown. Unprocessed Field note material... More

Lutheran Parsonage, Kongensgade 23, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, Kongensgade 23, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Significance: An 18th-century Danish Colonial house used continuously as residence for ministers of the Lutheran Church. Survey number: HABS VI-81

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Service Buildings, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Factory and Service Buildings were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate w... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Bluebeard's Castle, Frederiksberg Estate, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Bluebeard's Castle, Frederiksberg Estate, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas...

Significance: One of the earliest fortifications on St. Thomas, "Bluebeard's Castle" is a good example of a simple 17th century fortified tower. It has been a favorite object with tourists since the 19th centu... More

Estate Reef Bay, Sugar Factory, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Sugar Factory, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The present buildings of Estate Reef Bay Sugar Factory were constructed in 1844 on an eighteenth century factory site, and they incorporated the remains of the earlier structures. The Estate was ... More

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: Although the original 18th-century design of the Custom House is discernible, both in the building's over-all form and in its details, the addition of a front gallery and a hipped roof above the p... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: Frederiks Fort is a ruin of a standard eighteenth century citadel. It is an extremely poor condition and only the outer walls and the foundation of a structure in the center of the fort remain. ... More

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: Although the original 18th-century design of the Custom House is discernible, both in the building's over-all form and in its details, the addition of a front gallery and a hipped roof above the p... More

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: Although the original 18th-century design of the Custom House is discernible, both in the building's over-all form and in its details, the addition of a front gallery and a hipped roof above the p... More

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Custom House, Custom House Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: Although the original 18th-century design of the Custom House is discernible, both in the building's over-all form and in its details, the addition of a front gallery and a hipped roof above the p... More

Estate Denis Bay, Windmill, Cruz Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Denis Bay, Windmill, Cruz Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Denis Bay Sugar Factory predates 1780. The remains, converted into a residence, are located on the low land immediately behind the beach. About 1820 the windmill tower and the adjoining h... More

Estate Denis Bay, Windmill, Cruz Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Denis Bay, Windmill, Cruz Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Denis Bay Sugar Factory predates 1780. The remains, converted into a residence, are located on the low land immediately behind the beach. About 1820 the windmill tower and the adjoining h... More

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Carolina, Windmill, North of King Hill Road, Coral Bay, St. Joh...

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 entai... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Scalemshouse, Christiansted Wharf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. ...

Significance: Christiansted was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the scalehouse was a central feature in the wharf area. The building is typical of the 19th-century architecture ... More

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Estate Reef Bay, Great House, Reef Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: The buildings of the Estate Reef Bay, Great House Complex and Sugar Factory, were constructed in 1844 on existing building sites and incorporated the remains of older structures. The Estate was t... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Synagogue of Beracha Veshalom Vegemiluth Hasidim, Krystalgade 16A & B,...

Significance: This synagogue, a well-preserved structure, built in 1833, is among the most interesting buildings on St. Thomas. Survey number: HABS VI-10 Building/structure dates: 1833 Initial Construction N... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Customhouse & Post Office, Christiansted Warf Square vicinity, Christi...

Significance: Christiansted, as the chief port of St. Croix, was an important trading center in the 18th and 19th centuries; it exported large quantities of sugar, rum, and molasses. This building, which was t... More

Benjamin House, 48 Queen Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Benjamin House, 48 Queen Street, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

See also HABS No. VI-52-D for additional documentation. Significance: The Benjamin House is typical of the smaller early 19th-century residential structures of the Danish Virgin Island towns. The general appea... More

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Christiansted Lutheran Church, 4 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix...

Significance: Built as the Dutch Reformed Church prior to 1740 and reconsecrated as the Christiansted Lutheran Church in 1834, the exterior of the building retains much of its original Dutch Renaissance appeara... More

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Catharineberg, Estate No. 8, Store Nordside Quarter, Charlotte Amalie,...

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 h... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Steeple Building, Company Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This church was built by the government of the Danish West Indies and Guinea Company. As the building that housed the established church of the colony, it was an integral part of the architecture... More

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, Coral Bay, St. John, VI

Significance: Frederiks Fort is a ruin of a standard eighteenth century citadel. It is an extremely poor condition and only the outer walls and the foundation of a structure in the center of the fort remain. ... More

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Frederiksfort, King Street vicinity, Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: This 18th-century Danish fort of unusual design is one of the pivotal structures within Frederiksted Historic District. Survey number: HABS VI-47 Building/structure dates: 1752 Initial Construction

Bluebeard's Castle, Frederiksberg Estate, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI

Bluebeard's Castle, Frederiksberg Estate, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas...

Significance: One of the earliest fortifications on St. Thomas, "Bluebeard's Castle" is a good example of a simple 17th century fortified tower. It has been a favorite object with tourists since the 19th centu... More

Estate Annaberg, Sugar Factory, Adrian, St. John, VI

Estate Annaberg, Sugar Factory, Adrian, St. John, VI

Significance: Estate Annaberg Sugar Factory is an 18th century mill. The factory contains remains of 18th and 19th century construction and reveals traces of several remodellings. Builder is unknown. Unproce... More

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Lutheran Parsonage, 51 King Street, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Significance: A good example of one of the architecturally more pretentious medium-sized town houses of Christiansted, St. Croix. It is not typical, but has, however, the construction details and the architect... More

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