Charlotte Amalie Historic District | |
Nrhp Type: | hd |
Coordinates: | 18.345°N -64.9319°W |
Nocat: | yes |
Added: | July 19, 1976 |
Area: | 165.3acres |
Refnum: | 76001860 |
Increase: | July 3, 2024 |
Increase Refnum: | 100009346 |
The Charlotte Amalie Historic District in Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is a 165.3acres 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.[1]
Notable properties include: