Charlotte Amalie Historic District

United States historic place


Charlotte Amalie Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


18°20′42″N 64°55′55″W / 18.345°N 64.931944°W / 18.345; -64.931944
Area	165.3 acres (0.669 km²)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	76001860^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 19, 1976

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^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.