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 | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Nytvaer, Berg and Government Hills, Bjebre Gade and St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands |
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Coordinates | 18°20′42″N 64°55′55″W / 18.345°N 64.931944°W |
Area | 165.3 acres (0.669 km2) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 76001860[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 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: