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Charlotte Amalie Historic District

The Charlotte Amalie Historic District in Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is a 165.3 acres (0.669 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Charlotte Amalie Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Nytvaer, Berg and Government Hills, Bjebre Gade and St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°20′42″N 64°55′55″W / 18.345°N 64.931944°W / 18.345; -64.931944
Area165.3 acres (0.669 km2)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.76001860[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1976

The district then included 574 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing object.[1] It included the entire Charlotte Amalie National Historic Site (also known as St. Thomas National Historic Site, which was a National Historic Site from December 24, 1960, until February 5, 1975, when it was disbanded and transferred to Virgin Islands, to be administered as a territorial park). It also included the entire local Charlotte Amalie Historic and Architectural Control District.[2]

European construction in the district began with the building of Fort Christian in c.1666; the town of Charlotte Amalie was platted in 1681.[2]

Notable properties include:

  • Fort Christian (c.1666-1680), modified in 1874
  • Legislative Building (1874), built as barracks for the Danish police force, in 1976 this was home for the Virgin Islands Senate.
  • Emancipation Park, honoring 1848 emancipation of slaves
Former Grand Hotel
  • Commercial Hotel and Coffee House (1839–40), also formerly known as the Grand Hotel, 44 Norre Gade. Greek Reivival with an arcaded first floor.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Russell Wright (May 20, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charlotte Amalie Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2017. With 28 photos from 1976.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Charlotte Amalie Historic District at Wikimedia Commons


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