Charlotte Amalie Historic District

Roughly bounded by Nytvaer, Berg and Government Hills, Bjebre Gade and St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. County/parish: St. Thomas.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 19, 1976. NRIS 76001860.

574 contributing buildings. 3 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.

From Wikipedia:

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.

The district then included 574 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing object. 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.

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

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 Garden, honoring 1848 emancipation of slaves
  • Commercial Hotel and Coffee House (1839–40), also formerly known as the Grand Hotel, 44 Norre Gade. Greek Revival with an arcaded first floor.
  • 13 Wimmelskafts (c.1837), a structure that housed enslaved Africans and later servants for several wealthy families including the Von Bretton family.
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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131518938