Hamburg-America Shipping Line Administrative Offices Explained

Hamburg-America Shipping Line Administrative Offices
Coordinates:18.3417°N -64.9314°W
Built:1913-1914
Added:October 10, 1978
Area:0.2acres
Refnum:78002731

The Hamburg-America Shipping Line Administrative Offices, also known as United States District Courts Building, in Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

It was built for the Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt Aktien Gesellschaft and held offices for the Superintendent Counsul and also for the Imperial German Consulate. The German connection was lost when the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from Denmark just prior to joining World War I against Germany.

It is a two-story reinforced concrete building about 82feetx75feetft (xft) in plan, with eight bays on its east and west facades and six on its south facade.[1]

Designed by German architect Fritz Klein, it is one of the United States' earlier examples of Modern architecture.[1]

In 1978 it housed the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Marshal Service, and the U.S. District Court.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=78002731}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hamburg-America Shipping Line Administrative Offices / United States District Courts Building ]. National Park Service. General Services Administration . 1978 . May 24, 2017 . With .