Estate Brewers Bay

Summary

The Estate Brewers Bay, located near the University of the Virgin Islands and John Brewers Bay Beach about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic sugar plantation which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Estate Brewers Bay
Brewers Bay Sugar Factory
Estate Brewers Bay is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Estate Brewers Bay
Nearest cityCharlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°20′50″N 64°58′47″W / 18.34722°N 64.97972°W / 18.34722; -64.97972
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1856
NRHP reference No.78002727[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 31, 1978

Surviving on the site, at least as of 1977, are the ruins of a sugar factory, later adapted as a residence, and of an animal-powered mill.[2]

The first records of ownership are in 1855; it appeared on a map in 1856.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Annie Hillary and Russell Wright (June 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estate Brewers Bay". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With two photos from 1976 and 1977.