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APPENDIX B
RUSTENBERG PLANTATION SOUTH 
HISTORIC DISTRICT
DESCRIPTION
Rustenberg Plantation South, is located on the high center ridge of St. John north­
east of Camelberg Peak, just south of the Centerline Road. It is one of the most 
extensive factory sites on St. John and includes a horsemill, a sugar factory, a 
bagasse shed, a storage building, a still, a combined warehouse and residence, 
two expounds with stables, two unidentified structures and several remains of slave 
quarters in addition to gateposts, water troughs and walls.
It was - developed early in the 18th century as a sugar plantation and the remains 
of its buildings and structures for the greater part pre-date 1780. In 1852 only 
40 acres were still in sugar cane (approx. 8% of the estate). The agricultural 
•• activities of the plantation ceased during the following decades and the site was 
abandoned. Its many years of existence in a relatively undisturbed condition the 
obvious traces of past occupation including quantities of surface shards makes 
•'Ihe site an important historic archeological area.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
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Rus-^enberg Plantation South is significant for its remains of many early buildings 
*?hat still exhibit original construction methods and plan types.
Acreage: 
15 acres
Latitude 
A 18° 20' 46" 
S 18° 20' 46"
e 18° 20' 35" 
18° 20' 35"
Longitude 
64° 45'09" 
64° 44'54" 
64° 44*5J»" 
64° 4S'09"
There are no UTM references on siny published maps of the U.S. Virgin Islands
VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION
1
From the point where the trail to Rustenberg Plantation site leaves Centerline 
Road the boundary of the district follows the beds of the intermittent streams 
north, east and south of the factory to a point 300 feet southeast of oxpound #1 
and from there back to the starting point. The area within the boundaries 
includes the access trail as well as all elements of the historical resource 
and its setting on the ridge as defined by the streambes to the north, east, 
south and partially to the west of the district.
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CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
• 
^ (Attach 4"x5" B&W Photo)
JU. 231981
R EG ION Southeast______
STRUCTURE NAME Horsemill. Rustenbe.rg South
National I 1
NFS ORGANIZATION 
PARK/AREA NAME Virgin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 5360
ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE;
State I X~1
STRUCTURE NO.H-27. 1 
Local I I
LOCATION OF STRUCTURE; 150 yards south of Centerline Rd Sc 3 miles east of Cruz Bay
UTM, REFERENCE;
A L. J Ll-i
Zone E a 8
J i
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U-
North,1.
II
i n g
CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district:
acres.
STRUCTURE; Type ,of, and composition; Raised circular earth mount defined by
mafjnrfry fet^^iTving’ walls.
Physical Description;Rustenberp^ Plantation is located on the high center ridge of 
St. John northeast of Camelbers Peak, iust south of the Centerline Road, the
former Konge Vej. By 1780 it was a well-developed sugar plantation and it re­
mained so into the 19th century. It is one of the most extensive factory sites on 
St. John. It includes a horse mill, a factory, a bagasse shed, a storage building.
a still, a combined warehouse and residence, an oxpound with stable, two unidenti­
fied structures and several unexposed remains of slave quarters in addition to 
gateposts, water troughs and walls^;^_______ __________ ___________________
The Horse mill has a l8z4 date stone and is a replacement ot the one shown on the 
Oxholm maps. It is circular in plan with a diameter of 75'. The top surface is at
parade level toward the west, but built up to the southeast and north and defined by 
rRta 1 m'-ncr walls varvinp iri height from O' to 18'. Qn the north side, opposite the
factory,°the horse miW has a'vauTted chamber extending approximately 12' into 
the mill. The factory is 15' north of the mill. The retaining walls supporting the 
rtiill platform are in fair to poor condition. 
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__________
biatitude i»'^ZU'4Z" L/bngitude 04^^44PV"
(continue on reverse if necessary)
PRESENT CONDITION;
Excellent
I 
Good
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Ruins j j
Unaltered | y
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Original Site XI Moved I j
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Appendix B,,Historic District
CLASS IFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVi-.,-. jV)KY REPORT 
^ (Attach 
Photo)
REGIONSoutheast
M. 23 1981
NFS ORGANIZATION 
PARK/ARHA NAME Yi^-gin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 5360
;; STKUCTUKE NAME Factory. RustenbQrg South 
, ORDER OF SIONIFLCANCIi: 
National I i
■■ 
STRUCTURENO* H-27. 2
"state Fvl 
Local I i
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LOCATION OF STRUCTURE; 150 yards south of Centerline Rd and 3 miles east of Cruz Bay
UTM REFERENCE;
A L<_J LLl-
Zone East i n g
L.L
NorthI
I I
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CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district: 
, 
acres.
bi'KUOTUKE;
Type of, and composltlon;Rectangtxlar rubble masonry structure in 
one ^nrl twn stories.
Physical Description; Rustenberg Plantation South is one of the most extensive and 
rich plantation sites on St, John. Developed early and apparently nhandnned
as a sugar producing plantation, the remains of the .................................... ............
structures of exceptional interest for their early plan type and construction. They 
£ITo~iTruminate aspects of agricultural structures rarely preserved and the site
thereby is of importance to the entire territory. Although inadequately researched 
historically, the growth and decline of the plantation and of its sugar prndnefirm 
foilows a recognizable pattern characteristic of the economical history of the
■yirginTslaji^r The'Targe viliage sfte'lllus'trates a socraf'pTttern'of^^e'^^ and
early 19th centuries as does the relatiye size and imj':)ortance gjyen to the different 
structures of the site.________________________________
ihe factory is a one anU two story maisonry structure bZ' by'45 '. The date o,t con-
struction is unknown but by plan, type and organization,' it can be "judged.to be
early and to predate 1790. A cistern is built against the east side of the factory
and on the west side an eleyated cistern with drinking troiiphts LS' by 20' adjoin 
the factory building. ■ The ruins are in a poor condition although some of the walls
(continue on reyerse if necessary)
PRESENT CONDITION; 
Excellent
j 
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Fair i 
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Ruins I xi 
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■still stand to plate height. It has retained the boiling bench and fragments of tw ) 
coppers , and of its original Umestone pavement.
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Appendix B, Historic District
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY KILTORT 
(Attach 4'*x5*'“B6W Photo’5
NFS ORGANIZATION
__ PARK/AREA NAME Virgin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 5360___ _
REG ION Southeast 
STRUCTURE NAME Bagasse Shed, Rustenberg South 
ORDER OF SIONTFICANCE: 
National 
State [
STRUCTURE NO. H-27. 3 
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LOCATION OF STRUCTURE;]^5q 
south of Centerline Road St 3 miles east of Cruz Bay
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REFERENCE:
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East
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CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district;
acres.
STRUCTURE;
Type of, and composition; Rectangular building with 3 high masonry 
base walls supporting a wood superstructure now lost.
Physical Description; Rustenberg Plantation South is located on the high center_
ridge of St. John northeast of Camelberg Peak, just south of the Centerline Rd,
.the former Konge Vej. By 1780 it was a well-developed sugar plantation and it 
remained so into the 19th century. It is one of the most extensive factory sites 
_.pn St. John. It includes a horse mill, a factory, a baeasse shed, a storacrp
.building, a still a combined warehouse and residence, an oxoound with stable. 
two unidentified structures and several unexposed remains of slave quarters in 
addition to gateposts, water troughs and walls.
The Bagasse Shed is located west of the horse mill and factory. It measures 
.1.5'x30' with an 8' ramp along the north and part of the west sidG. Tt was a wnnrl 
construction, resting on a low masonry wall. Only the 3.' high walls and the ramp
remain.
design.
In construction and form, it deviates from the usual bagasse shed in
Latitude 18°20'42" Longitude 64044'59"
(continue on reverse if necessary)
•RESENT CONDITION: 
Excellent
j 
Good
j 
Fair 1 
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Appendix B, Historic District
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
' 
(Attach 4"x3" B&W Photo)
NFS ORGANIZATION
___ PARK/AREA NAME^^^gi^ Islands Nat'l Park cOPE NO 5360
REG ION South.east
SJKUCfURE NAME _Storage Building. Rustenberef South'STRUCTURE NO. H-27. 4 
ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE: 
National PH 
State I---- i 
Local PTl '
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STRUCTURE.’^gQ 
south of Centerline Rd 3 railed east of Cruz Bav
UTM REFEjRENCE:
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I I
Northing
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part of a complex or district: 
_-acres.
jyP®.composition: Rectangular one storv rubble 
. 
. qmlding that formerly had one wood framed and 
J.n
Physical Description:Rustenbe.rg PlpTit^tim^ 
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gf St. John northeast of Camelberg Peak, just south of the Centerline R
bOTRi-er Konge Vei. By 1780 it -was a well-developed sugar plantation and it rp- 
xiaijicd-s.Q..into th.e-I9th century. It is one of fhn 
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..includes a horse mill; a factory; a bagalse shed, a stoSL builrW
L_still. a combined warehouse and residence, an oxnouud with .gt;.blp. Wr. 
led,structures and several unexnosed remains of slave quarters in aridiHn-n 
gateposts, water troughs- and walls. 
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^ 
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Elllg.. star age building is a 65' by 15' two room structure east of the horsemill a~nd~
the bagasse shed.__The building is constructed east-west with thp- two nnd
he partition and the long north wall in masonry. The south wall has a two-foot hi'crh 
^snnry sill with_tr.au^._o£. a wood frame sheathed eiaibedd^d nn
igTj..Q.T ,fjyiish_cannot be determined. The masonry walls stand f-n p1af»
^ight and are in fair condition.
Latitude 18 20’42" Longitude 64^44'59
RESENT CONDITION: 
Excellent
Ruins 
, Unaltered |x
Good
Altered
(continue on reverse if necessary)
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. Fair 1 T Deterioratedi 
V ‘Original Site 1 y 1 Moved 1 
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stkoctoke name _stiu. r„m^„
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part of a complex or district: 
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acres.
STRUCTUREr
^structure. 
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^_a_su£aiLpr ocTucini-rn'i ^"f h m-."* i-i'. 
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and .aj^pa. rentlv 
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the still furnace and chimney. These have collapsed and have been retained 
in fragments only. It is approximately 125 feet due west of the factory.
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Appendix B, Historic District
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
' 
(Attach 4*'x5" B&W Photo)
NFS ORGANIZATION
REGION Southeast PARK/AREA NAMEVirgin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. ,53M— 
STRUCTURE NAME Warehouse and Residence, Rustenberg South. STRUCTURIi) NO, H-27. 6
National f I .................State 
Local L_J
ORDER OF SIGNIFLCANCI-:;
i ■
LOCATION OF STRUCTURE:i50 yds, south of Centerline Rd 81 3 mileS east of Cruz Bay
UTM REFERENCE:
L_i_
Zone
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E a s
i 1
1
J !
t
n g
Nor t h i a g
CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district: 
• 
•acres.
aiKuuruKii:
Type ot, and composition: Rectangular one story rubble masonry, 
building.
Physical Description; Rustenbe.rg Plantation South is located on the high center 
ridge of St. John northeast of Camelberg Peak, just south of the Centerline Rd.
Vei. By 1780 it was a. well-developed sugar plantatimT anil it .
remained so into the 19th century. It is one of the mo-qt 
on St. John. It includes a horsemill, a factory, a bagasse shed.
fra /*»•f' T» -sites-
<y .
building, a still,a combined warehouse and residence, an expound with
two unidentified structures and several unexposed remains of slave quarters.in_
addition to gateposts, water troughs and walls.^^--------------------------
The warehouse and residence is a one-story masonry structure 20' x 82' oriented 
southeast to northwest between the still (H-27, 5) and the bagasse shed (H-27, 3) 
and extending south of both. A bake oven is built against the southeast wall. The
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south’end of the building was used as a residence or quarters while the north end 
lears f-nb?ive served as a wp.rehouse facility. About 50% of the strnr.bire stands
t^plate height. The residential section of the building has two rooms separated
by a masonry partition and is divided from the warehouse section by a masonr.yL-
wall. The structure was evidently build in several stages and the walls are con.-
structed in rubble 
PRESENT CONDITION:
as well as bn 
Excellent
CK masonry, juar. 
! 
Good! j
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Ruins jy 1
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Appendix B,. Historic District
GLASSTFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
^ (Attach 4"x5" B&W Photo)
<5 
, 
, 
NFS ORGANIZATION
boutheast PARK/AREA NAME Virgin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 53.60
REGION'
STRUCTURE NAME Cook House, Rustenbe.rg South __________ " STRUCTURE NO. H-27, 7
ORDER OF SIGNIFLCANCE; National I I 
State 1 
1 
Local ilTI 
,
LOCATION OF STRUCTURE;15Q yds south of Centerline Rd and 3 miles east of Cruz Bay
un ~ 
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:efeRENCE: 
1
CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not
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1
1
1 1
part of a complex or district:
Zone
Easting
Northing
acres.
STRUCTURE:
Type of, and composition: Rectangular one story rubble masonry 
structure.
Physical Description: Rustenberg Plantation South is located on the high center 
ridge of St. John northeast of Came lb erg Peak, iust south, of theCenterline Rd.
the former Konge Vej. By 1780 it was a well-developed sugar plantation and it 
remained so into the 19th century. It is one of the most eyten.qivp farfn-ry
jon
St. John. It includes a horse mill, a factory, a bagasse shed,, a storage building. 
a still, a combined j^ardhouse and residence, slave quarters in addition to gate­
posts. water troughs and walls.
A Ib'xib' one-story masonry structure partially built into the side of the hill, 15'
east and at the approximate center of the warehouse and residence building (H-27. 6), 
It is probably a cook house but the deteriorated condition of the walls which do 
not stand to full height make positive identification without archeoloGrv difficult.
Latitude 18^20'42" Longitude 64044'59'
(continue on reverse if necessary)
PRESENT CONDITION: 
Excellent
j 
Good!
Fair 1 j. Deteriorated! i
Ruins nn 
Unaltered X
Altered |
Original Site X j Moved i 1
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Appendix B, Historic District 
,
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE F^LD INVENTORY^ REPORT
' 
^ CAftachT-^'x^" B6W Photo) 
^pg ORGANIZATION
_ PARK/AREA NAME Virgin Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. ^ 360-----
REG ION Southeast
f
STRUCTURE NAME Unidentified Structnrp;. Rustenbttrg, ?Sonth STRUCTORli. NO. —8 |
1 ..... State I Xl 
lx)Cfll 1 ~1 
i,
ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE: 
National
/
LOCATION OF STRUCTURE;] vds south of Centerline Rd. & 3 miles east of Cruz, B 
—_ _____ ' '' 
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not
UTM REFERENCE;
A L_I_J L.1
Zone Easting
-i.
I i
North
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J i
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CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district:
acres.
STRUCTURE;
Type of, and composition; Rectangular wood frame and daub and wattle 
building on rubble masonry base.
Physical nescriT)tion:Ru3tenberg Plantation South is located on the high..cenlcrj:idgo
of .qt. John northeast of Camelbcrg Peak nust south of l:hc_Centerline 
----
former Konge Veir By T780 it was a welf-deveioped sugar plantation and it re-
mainedso into the 19th century. It is one of the most extensive factory sitcs.gn.
It includes a horse mill, a factory, a bagasse shed, a, sto_r.gJgG huilcUngy 
rr*:-------, 
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irynM-ln cfal-ilfa -Kx/n iinidrinti-
f^stm^a combineTwarehouse and^residenceran expound with stable, two unijenti- 
fied structures and several unexposed remains of slave quarters_in addition to_ 
water troughs and walls. 
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gateposts,
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The umaentified'¥tructu'reTs parallel to and iU'northwest ot H-Z^b and south oi
•ii
esf^n. The structure appears to have been of daub and wattle construction^—
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AR'-x-IE'. with the wood posts of the wall sunk in :masonrv walls about Zt high. .
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D-nlv fragments of these walls remain. 
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Latitude 18°20'42" Longitude 64°44 59
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(continue on reverse if necessary)
PRESENT CONDITION; 
Excellent
j 
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Fair 1 
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1
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Ruins 1x1 
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Appendix B, Historic District
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
^ (attach 4''x5"'b&W Photo)
NFS ORGANIZATION
 PARK/AREA NAME 
Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 5360
REG ION Southeast
J STRUCTURE NAME Qspouni 8r Stable No. 1. Rustenberg South " STRUCTURE NO. T-T-Z7^ Q
, [ZI
• ORDER OK SIONIKICANCE: 
National | 
|
State
LOCATION OF STRUCTURE^SP yds south of Centerline Rd & 3 miles,east of Cruz J3ay
UTM REFE
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lENCE;
LI 1
I 1 
1
E a s t jLng 
North!
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CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district:
acres.
STRUCTURE:
Type of, and composition: A rectangular enclosure defined by rubble 
masonry walls.
Physical Description;Rustenberg Plantation South is located on the high center 
ridge of St. John northeast ot CJameiberg ir'eak, just south oi the Uenteriine Rd,
the former Konge Vej. By 1780 it was a well-developed sugar plantation and it re­
mained so into the 19th century. It is one of the most extensive factory sites on
Si*..Johi;.—It includes a horse mill, a factory, a bagasse shed, a storage building. 
a still, a combined warehouse and residence, slave quarters in~aZdition to gate- 
posts, water troughs and wails. 
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The oxpound and stable No. I are located approximately 200 yards west by southwest 
q£. the still (H-27. 5) immediately south of the trail from the factory site to the
Centerline Rd. The oxpound is a rectangular area 40'x60' defined by rubble masonry 
walls. A freestanding stable I8'x30' is located in the northeast section of the ox- 
pound. The three remaining walls of the stable stand to plate height and are rubble 
masonry while the fourth side facing north appears to have had wood posts now miss- 
ing supporting the roof. The walls of the oxpound are in a poor condition.
Latitude 18*^20’45" Longitude 64*^45'05'
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PRESENT CONDITION:
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Appendix B, Historic District
CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT
REGION Southeast
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NPS ORGANIZATION
PARK/AREA NAMEVi^gi^ Islands Nat'l Park CODE NO. 5360
STRUCTURE NAMEQxpound Stable No. 2, Rustenbarg South STRUCTURI! NO. H-27. 10 
ORDER OF SIGNTF'LCANCE: 
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LOCATION OF STRUCTURE:150 yds south of Centerline Rd 
3 miles east of Cruz Bay
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Zone
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STRUCTURE;
Type-of, and composition: Rectangular enclosure defined by rubble 
masonry wall.
Physical DescriptionrRustenbarg Plantation South is located on the high center of 
St. John northeast of Camelberg Peak, just south of the Centerline Rd. the former
Konge Vei. By 1780 it was a .well-developed sugar plantation and it remained so 
into the 19th century. It is one of the most extensive factory sites on St. John.
It includes a horsemill, a factory, a bagasse shed, a storage building, a still, a
combined warehouse and residence, an expound with stable, two unidentified 
structures and several unexposed remains of slaves quarters in addition to gate­
posts, water troughs and walls.
The expound and stable INo. Z are located approximately EUO yds west by southwest
of the still (H-27, 5) on the north side of the trail that from the factory site leads to 
the Centerline Rd. It is opposite the expound and stable #1. It is a rectangular ' 
enclosure surrounded by 5' high rubble masonry walls with a 9' wide entrance gate
on the south side flanked by 7' high square gateposts. The remains of the stable are 
located in the southeast corner of the enclosure. Two of its walls were formed by
heightened walls of the pound. A third wall extended out from the north wall of the
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PRESENT CONDITION-: 
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classified STRUCTURE FIELD INVENTORY REPORT 
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REGION_Southeast PARK/AREA NAME Vi rgin Islands Nat'l Park C0DE^N0^^5^3
STRUCTURE NAME _YiUage. Rustenbarg South 
ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE; National | 
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location of STRUCTURE; South of Centerline Road 3 miles east of Cruz Bav
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CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE (if not 
part of a complex or district:
_______ acres.
STRUCTURE; Type of, and composition: Terraces on a hillside indicaHv^ nf ..1^ 
cabin sites,
Plantation South is one of
plantation sites on St. John. Developed in the mid-i8th 
RXiensive ^nd
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ab^x»ned by the mid-19tb contux.Y as a sugar producing plantation, i-h^,
X.the plantation buildings contain structures of exceptional interest for their earlv 
Plan type and construction. They also illuminate aspects of agricuWiT"-----------
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prodpefipn follows a recocrnii^rable pptfprn
of-the oooao-i¥i-ical histor3>:-Of the Virgin Islands, The larpe villagp site illustrates a 
s^ial pattern of the IStTTnd earlv 19th^^^ 
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importance given to^e different structnr^a of the sitR.
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quarters and they are discernible only as an irregular
m the hillside.
PRESENT CONDITION; Excellent 
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Multiple Resource Area 
Thematic Group
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Name 
State '
Virgin Islands National Park Multiple Resource Area
Nominatiwi
Type of Review
1. Brown Bay Plantation Historic District - 
o-^. Rustenberg Plantation South Hist. Dist.- 
•"3. Dennis Bay Hist. Diet.
yA, More Hill Hist. Dist. y
^ 5. Hermitage Plantation Hist< Dist. 
^6. Annaberg Hist. Dist.
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7 America Hill Hist. Dist.
I ✓t>.' Reef Bay Great House Hist. Dist.
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■^9. Reef Bay Sugar Factory Hist. Dist.
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10. Jossie Gut Hist. Dist. /
L’Esperance Hist. Dist. 
^ 12. Point Fort /
Lind Point Fort /
> 43. Liever Marches Bay Hist. Dist.
'14. Cathrineberg-Jockumsdahl-Herman Farm _ 
^ Cinnamon Bay Plantation v
i 10. Lameshur Plantation 
<47. Mary Point Estate 
-10. Annaberg School 
^19. Trunk Bay Sugar Factory </
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24.
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previously listed 3-30-76
Previously listed 7-11-78
Previously listed 6-23-78
Previously listed 5-22-78
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Federal Register Date 
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‘•^J^omination
__Determination of Eligiblity
On Nomination Form
Maps
Photos
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✓^ite
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District
Within:
i--Multiple Resource Area 
__Thematic Group
Nomination prepared by;
__State Staff
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Other
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✓Accept 7/^y^/
RETURN
REJECT
Check if Appropriate;
__State Request for Review
__Keeper's Decision to Review
2nd Return
I. Evaluation of Resource (cont. on back if necessary)
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n. Evaluation of Nomination
1. Descriptive Statement
Short Format ✓ Yes No
2. Significance Stat^ent
Short Format Yes No
3. Concepts/Integrity
4. Concepts/Criteria
5. Concepts/Boundaries
6. Contextual Evaluation
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Reviewer/Date
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U.S. Department of the Interior
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Please refer to the map in the 
Multiple Property Cover Sheet 
for this property
Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64Q0Q886
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