Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse explained

Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse
Coordinates:17.7478°N -64.7806°W
Built:1819, 1854
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Moravian church style
Added:July 1, 1976
Area:4acres
Refnum:76001844

The Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse are historic buildings in Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.

The present church building was built in 1854, replacing a structure that had been dedicated on February 12, 1819. The 4acres property, with its two contributing buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1976. It has an associated cemetery.

The two-story church, with its central section about 55feetx77feetft (xft) in plan, was one of the largest wood-frame structures in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and was deemed to be "significant for its unusual combination of combination of Carpenter's Gothic and Classical Revival elements.

The church may have been prefabricated in Germany and assembled by German craftsmen plus local builders.[1]

The manse building is about 70feetx42feetft (xft) in plan, and is connected to the church by a stone pathway. It was built in c.1810.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=76001844}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse ]. National Park Service. Samuel Stokes, Russell Wright, Annie Hillary, and Margaret Proskauer. May 17, 1976 . May 31, 2017. With .