Charlotte Amalie Historic District

Charlotte Amalie Historic District
Charlotte Amalie Historic District is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
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] (original)
100009346 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1976
Boundary increaseJuly 3, 2024

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]

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 Revival with an arcaded first floor.[2]
  • 13 Wimmelskafts (c.1837), a structure that housed enslaved Africans and later servants for several wealthy families including the Von Bretton family.

References

  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.


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