Christiansted Historic District Explained

Christiansted Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly bounded by Christiansted Harbor, New, Peter's Farm Hospital, and West Sts., Christiansted, Virgin Islands
Coordinates:17.7461°N -64.7044°W
Architecture:Renaissance Revival, Danish W. Indian vernacular
Added:July 30, 1976
Area:135.9acres
Refnum:76002266

The Christiansted Historic District is a 135.9acres historic district in Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It included 253 contributing buildings and two contributing sites.

It includes the Christiansted National Historic Site, also listed on the National Register. It includes Renaissance Revival and Danish West Indian vernacular architecture.

The town of Christiansted was platted in a grid pattern in 1734 by Frederik Moth, who later was the first Danishgovernor of St. Croix.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76002266}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Christiansted Historic District ]. National Park Service. Russell Wright . May 22, 1976 . May 25, 2017 . With .