i- ! Form 10-306 (Oct. 1972) ^ // /^ 3- Y UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES (Type all entries - complete applicable sections) Virgin I.slanHg St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY DATE L NAA<£ ...................... ................ Christiansted National Historic Site AND/OR HISTORIC; _____Wharf Area, Christiansted 2. LOCATION STREET AND NUMBER: Christiansted National Historic Site -RECEIVED —1 ^ ^ ^976 NATIONAL CITY OR TOWN: _____Christiansted, St. Croix Virgin Islands CODE 078 CONORESSIONAlNdTS^ICT: register Virgin Islan^^ St. Croix TV —---- f ..^ODE 0800 I 3. CLASSIFICATION 3 oe H Z lU Ul (/> CATEGORY (Check One) OWNERSHIP STATUS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC District □ Building rxi Public Public Acquisition: Occupied Yes: l/> z □ Site □ Structure 1 1 Private 1 1 In Process 1 1 Unoccupied 1 1 Restricted o □ Object 1 1 Both r~l Being Considered 1 1 Preservation work 1X1 Unrestricted H In progress □ No u PRESENT USE (Check One or More as d4ppropria(e^ [ I Agricultural I 1 Commercial I 1 Educational I I Entertainment Government I 1 Industrial I I Military X 1 Museum m Po*-k I 1 Privote Residence 1 I Religious I 1 Scientific I I Tronsportation n Other (Specify) I 1 Comments 4. AGENCY '• ___________ National Park Service REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS: (If applicable) Southeast Region CITY OR TOWN: Atlanta STREET AND NUMBER: 1895 Phoenix Boulevard STATE: Georgia 30349 I 5. LOCATION OF LEGAL OESCRtPTlOM ^ | COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Registry of Deeds, Government House STREET AND NUMBER: King Street CITY OR TOWN: Christiansted, St. Croix Virgin Islands CODE 078 6. REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS. TITLE OF SURVEY; _____ Customs House "Historic Amprirm DATE OF SURVEY: 1957-1%] [3 Federal □State Fort Christiansyaem,.Scale House, Steeple Building, Old Customs House^ Historic Amfiriran RnilH-ing ____ I 1 County n Local DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Library of Congress STREET AND NUMBER; Capitol Hill CITY OR TOWN; Washington STATE: D.C. H*3 hH in M CONDITION I 1 Excellent Pn Good □ Foir (Check One) I I Deterioroted I I Ruins { 1 Unexposed (Check One) [g Altered [~1 Unaltered (Check One) Moved [21 Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Preservation and Restoration Recommended: The town of Christiansted was established in the second quarter o£ the 18th century by the Danish West India and Guinea Company on the site of the earlier French settlement of Basin. As the main port of St. Croix, Christiansted developed rapidly and in the second half of the 18th century became extronely prosperous on the sugar economy of the Islands. In 1755, Christiansted became the capital of the Danish West Indies and remained as such until 1871 when the seat of the colonial government returned to Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas. Christiansted National Historic Site was established in 1952 to preserve the center of Christiansted as an outstanding example of Danish colonial development in the Lesser Antilles. It includes the old wharf area in the center of Christiansted and six buildings of high architectural order repre­ senting different functions of the government-of the islands when they were at the height of their prosperity. 1. Government House (No. H-1) It is a large two and three story masonry structure that faces on King and Queen Cross Street, half a block from the wharf area. "U" shaped in plan, around a center courtyard, open towards the north, it measures 270 feet by 135 feet. The three and two story wing on King Street contains Virgin Islands Government offices on the ground floor, the formal reception rooms and the court on the second floor, and the official St. Croix residence of the Governor of the Virgin Islands. The two story south wing on Queen Cross Street houses court chambers and Virgin Islands Government offices. The two story east wing facing on the landscaped courtyard contains offices, services and general maintenance and support facilities for the building. It was originally two separate structures. The Johan Vilhelm Schopen^ house on King Street dating from 1747 was a two story structure. It has been preserved in the central part of the existing building. The Schopen house was purchased by the government' iii 1771 as a residence for the f governor and in 1776 a third "attic" story over the central section was added under a manzard roof. The S^5bi6tkergaard on the comer of King and Queen Cross Street was built between 1794-97 by the planter and merchant Adam S(i5b(6tker. Acquired by the Colonial Government in 1828 for use as offices, it was joined to Gov­ ernment House in the 1830*s. As part of the same expansion, the manzard roof of the Schopen house was replaced by the existing full third story and the piazza and monumental staircase on the north end of the building was added. In the 1930’s, Government House was rehabilitated with a reason­ able attention to its original architectural features, but with some changes to the interior. (Continued) Page 1 of 10 pages c/* m m z V* H 70 C n o z NATIONAL___ i antri UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE lONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM ('Continuation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE while allS'^r parts of the fort are one story supporting open gun decks. To- ard th^north, the harbor side, a projecting water battery supported on a faulted magazine replaces the conventional curtain. In continuous use as a Military installation until 1878, when it became a police station and court- ouse, it has been remodeled and rehabilitated at different periods without lasically altering the original fabric of the fort. In the 1830s a stableyard was added to the fort toward the east and subsequently a walled prison yard towards the west, increasing the overall dimensions of the fort to 240 feet by 245 feet. Fort Christiansvaern, federally owned, is managed by the Virgin Islands Government but by cooperative agreement, under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. It contains the Park Headquarters and is used as the Visitor Center for the historic site. Fort Christiansvaern was built for the Danish Westindia and Guinea Company by the company's soldiers and slaves and in its initial stages under the guid­ ance of Frederik Moth, the first Danish Governor of St. Croix. The designer of the fort is not known. Governor Moth was supplied with several standard plans of small citadels and also for brief periods had the advice of the Danish military engineers. Lieutenants Stahlmann, Warneck and Stoll. The Chief Surveyors Jens Sorensen Friis and after 1743, his successor Johan Vilhelm Schopen supervised the construction and also provided architectural designs. Others associated with repairs and additions to the fort during the 18th cen­ tury are building inspector Julius von Rohr, Lt. Peter L. Oxholm and in the 19th century, the Lieutenants Lundbye, Gjellerup and von Friss, building inspectoxi-P. Beck and architect A. Ll^vmand. In its general organization it follows the standard pattern of a small third degree citadel, varying from the typical in its water battery and two-story south curtain. As the fort in the early years of the Danish colonization served as residence of the governor and was the nerve center of the colony, its architectural character is more elaborate than normally found in fortifications of its type. Style features such as the sally port, the masonry staircase and two-story arched gallery of the south curtain are derivatives of the "Ita Una ted style" popular in Denmark during the first quarter of the 18th century. The exten­ sive additions to Fort Christiansvaern in the 1830s are more sober in form and with the exception of the gate to the stableyard, plainly utilitarian in character. Page 5 of 10 pages GPO 92I-724 Fonti 10-300O (^ly 1969) ^CeVED - 1 0 1976^ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE lONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE i? entrlei The qualit^^^ the structure and its impact is heavily dependent on its varied and fine details of pavements, masonry construction and finishes and to some degree, woodwork. Structurally, it is in fair condition, in part excellent, and in areas, poor. Significance: Longitude 64° 41'-56" Acreage First order Latitude 17° 44'-58" 6:00 acre (3/5 of wharf area) Recommended treatment: Preservation Preliminary cost estimate $5 5,0,000.00 4. Westindia Company Warehouse (Post Office H-4) A complex of three, two and one story masonry structures facing on Company, Church and Hospital Street, and grouped around a walled courtyard. The com plex measures 78' x 168 1/2'. The main structure, a two-story "L" shaped building was completed in 1749 and housed the offices and quarters of the Westindia Company. The complex originally extended further north and in­ cluded the old customhouse (H-6) as well as other structures, but in the 1790s, Hospital Street was extended and halved the original compound. After 1833 it was a depot for the Danish military and subsequently used as a telegraph office. In the 1930s the buildings were rehabilitated and converted into office space for Customs and the Post Office. The exterior character and details were retained but interior considerably altered. It is now owned and operated by G.S.A. with architectural control by cooperative agreement vested in the National Park Service. It is structurally in good condition. The main wing of the pest office extends westward along Church Street some 78 feet and is 28 feet wide, while the eastern wing runs north and south alongCompanyStreet and is 28 feet wide by 68 feet long. The entire first floor houses the U. S. Post Office while the second floor is utilized by the U. S. Customs Service. The building is located in the southeast corner of the lot. Two gates split the site on an axis perpendicular to Church and Hospital Streets. To the west of the south gate on Church Street is a kitchen with a brick hearth and chimney. Further west is a cistern which reaches to the southwest corner, and there are two more cisterns on the west side of the lot. In the northwest corner of the lot is a second kitchen with existing hearth and chimney with a flat brick ceiling. All buildings and walls are of brick and rubble masonry construction with brick frames to the original Page 6 of 10 pages GPO 921-724 Form 10-300o (July 1969) I^CEIVED JUN 1 0 1976 ^ national UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE lONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY ■ NOMINATION FORM (Ccmtimiation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE yS^ERt >nM openings/A3ffla stuccoed brick trim. Within the courtyard there are two stair­ ways ofJjYuck masonry with solid balustradeswhich provide entrances to the secOfi3T"floor of the main building. Thus the post office lot is a complex of joined masonry buildings placed on three and half sides of an irregular walled quadrangular court. The original Westindia and Guinea Company warehouse was built for the com­ pany by its slaves and artisans under the supervision of chief surveyor Johan Vilhelm Schopen and probably according to his designs. It has survived in the exterior masonry walls of the first story of the building toward Company Street and in the exterior of the building, the gateway and the wall facing on Church Street. The full second story of the wing toward Company Street is an early 19th century replacement of a gambrel roofed second story similar to the one retained in the Church Street wing of the structure. The one-story structures facing on the wharf area and the extension of Hospital Street are late 18th century and early 19th century additions to the original warehouse complex. The architectural character of the complex is a blending of 18th century and early 19th century details. Basically simple in design, decorative features are concentrated on gateways, corner posts of the surrounding walls and on the gable end of the main wing facing on Church Street. This latter feature with its gambrel gable end and horizontal banding is an \musual feature for the Virgin Islands architecture. Significance: Second order Longitude 64° 42'-01" Latitude 17° 44'-55" Acreage 0.4 acre Recommended treatment, Preservation Restoration of exterior and finished Preliminary cost estimate $^0, 000.00 5. Scale House (H-5) The scale house is a two-story building 43’5" x 6l'0" located on the wharf area at the extension of King Street. As built in 1856, it had a brick masonry ground floor 25'4" x 6l'0" supporting a second wood story with an exterior masonry staircase on the north side of the structure. A one-story extension of reinforced concrete (18'1" x 6l'0") was added to the north side of the original structure in 1925. The building housed the facilities for inspecting and weighing imports and exports and on the second story, the weighmaster's office and quarters of the troops attached to the Customs Service. Utilitarian in nature, but pivotal in function to the com unity, it is the fourth structure of its kind to be erected on the wharf area.Page 7 of 10 pages GPO 921-724 Form 10-300o (July 1969) received JWJio imtionai. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE iONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY • NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE iJiBif mtrl e Virgin Islands Government, but by cooperative agreement, the mainte^^p'ee of its historic integrity is the responsibility of the National Park Service. It is presently serving as a visitors bureau and offices of the Bureau of Tourism of the Virgin Islands Government. It also houses the office of the Harbormaster. The Scale House was designed by Building Inspector Ludvig Schellerup and built for the Colonial Government by Mason Martin Larke and Carpenter B. Thomas. The Brick masonry ground floor was divided into a scaleroom to the sast, a central office and an inspection room toward the west by two wood partitions. Both the scaleroom and the inspection room had wide gates in the aorth and south walls to allow passage of carts through these rooms. The office in the central section of the ground floor had an exterior door in the south wall, doors to the adjoining rooms and a window in the north wall. The second floor that was accessible by the exterior masonry stairs against the lorth wall had two rooms only as the scale room went up through both stories. The exterior of the ground floor has projecting quoins at corners and around the four arched gateways. Window openings in the west, north and east walls lave keystones but are not otherwise articulated. A rainguard supported on turned wooden posts protects the central entrance door in the south wall. The second story is shingled with groved corner boards to simulate quoins. There is no cornice and the building is covered by a hipped roof with galvanized uetal roofing. In 1925 when the reinforced concrete shed was added to the lorth side of the building, the original staircase was removed. In place of it, i concrete staircase was built against the east end of the addition that gave iccess to a continuous 4'0" wide passageway against the north wall at the second floor level. The Scale House is devoid of style elements as such, but its logic, masonry md detail are characteristic of the Virgin Islands. For its effect, it relies on :hese features and on an exceptional high level of workmanship. On the second loor, for example, all wood members are exposed and finished. The studding serves as frames for door and windows and stop as trim. Moulded base poards are mitered around the exposed studs and around braces with adjust- uents to the changing angles of the mouldings and of the width of the base )oard to allow for perfect fit. Although building examples of this sort are now •are it must be assumed from the perfection of the workmanship in this plainly utilitarian structure that a similar degree of craftmanship was not as uncom- :non as it now appears to be. For this reason as well as its function in the community it is an important element of the National Historic Site. Page 8 of 10 pages GPO 921-724 Form 10-300o (July 1969) RECEIVED JUN 1 0 1976 national UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE lONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY • NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NFS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE entrltj The stru 1 condition of the Scale House varies from good to poor. Significance: Second Order Acreage 2 acres 1/5 of wharf area Recommended treatment: Preservation and adaptive restoration Preliminary cost estimate |60, 000. 00 6. The Library Building, formerly Danish Customs House and Post Office (H-6) It is a two-story free-standing stuccoed limestone and brick masonry struc­ ture oriented east-west that faces on the Christiansted wharf. In its ground floor it retains structural elements dating from 1751. Changed and added to on several occasions during the 18th and early 19th century, it received its present form in 1840-1842. Originally part of the Danish Westindia and Guinea Company's compound and constructed as the residence of their book­ keeper, it became the Customs House and later the Customs House and Post Office. It served as such until 1926-27 when the Post Office moved to other quarters and the building was converted to a library. During the late 1940s and 50s, the ground floor was occupied by the St. Croix Museum Inc. Pre­ sently the entire structure is used by the Christiansted Library. Managed and occupied by the V. I. Government, the architectural control of the structure is vested in the National Park Service by cooperative agreement The building is 59 feet, 6 inches long. Its ground floor consists of an enclos­ ed section 19'7" wide, one room deep, divided into three rooms by two masonry partitions. A 10 foot wide arcade runs the full length of the enclosed section, along its north side. The center 26'3" of the north side projects another 10'5", providing on the^^ound floor a double arcade of the center three bays. Still centered on the north side, a large "open arms" brick masonry staircase extending 23' from the face of the second arcade and supported on two vaults provide the exterior access to the second floor and gives the building a "T" shaped plan. On the second floor, the entire area of the arcades and of the main body of the ground floor is enclosed. A two-story sun and rain guard 8' wide supported on wood posts about 9' on center extends around the east, south and west side of the building. A wood picket fence between the posts excloses a walkway along the back and sides of the building. The structure has a flat roof behind a parapet wall. In 1902-3, part of the brick roof was removed and a corrugated metal roof on joists laid above it. To hide the second roof, the parapet walls were raised to their present height. The interior of the second floor is divided into four rooms by one masonry and two wood partitions. A wood stair at the west end pro­ vides interior communication between the first and second floors. Page 9 of 10 pages_____ GPO 921-724 Form 10-300a (July 1969) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM (Continuation Sheet) STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER DATE (Number alt entriea) In 1828-29, the second story masonry walls of the existing building were erected to replace earlier wood construction and the library building as it stands now began to emerge. Both Custom Treasurer Testmann and Buildmgs Inspector Johan von Magens provided sketches for the change. Its final form and its architectural character was arrived at in 1840-42 when Architect Albert L^vmand rehabilitated the building for the colonial government. His improvement included the monumental staircase on the north side of the build­ ing, the removal of adjoining structure to the west and south, the designs of the present sash, the two-story sun and rain guards and other exterior and interior details. Although Architect L^vmand was a classicist, his more usual architectural vocabulary is not apparent except in the selection of mo\ildings, particularly in the fairly elaborate interior wood work of the second floor. Stylistically, the vernacular elements of the building's design are dominant and its success dependent on the blending of solidity of massing and construction with the slightness and restraint of its mouldings and such contrasts as the perforated ground floor and the slimness of the rainguard provided. It is an exception­ ally distinguished building. Although formal and representational, the Library, like the Scale House is local in its architectural expression and owes less to outside influences than the four other structures included in the Christiansted National Historic Site. Significance: Third order Longitude 64° 42'00" Latitude 17° 44' 56" Acreage 2 acres (1/5 wharf area) Recommended treatment: Preservation Preliminary cost estimate $170, 000. 00 Page 10 of 10 pages GPO 921>724 SjeWRCANCE PERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate) I I Pre-Columbian I i 1 5th Century 1 I 16th Century I 1 17th Century [~X 18th Century rX 19th Century I I 20th Century SPECIFIC DATE(S) (It Applicable and Known) AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (Check One or More as Appropriate) Aboriginal I I Prehistoric I I Historic I 1 Agriculture [XI Architecture □ Art [XI Commerce I I Communications I I Conservation I I Education I I Engineering [ I Industry I I Invention I I Londscape Architecture I I Literature Military I 1 Music [~X Political rX Religion/Phi­ losophy [ 1 Science { I Sculpture I I Social/Human­ itarian I I Theater I I Transportation tn Urban Planning 1 I Other (Specify) Z o H U 3 OC I- uo Z lU lU STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Christiansted National Historic Site provides an excellent example o£ the developient, accoi^lishments, and way of life of a society based on a sugar producing plantation economy. It also preserves a representative sanple of the architectural qualities that sprang from the wealth and accomplishments of Danish colonial development in the Lesser Antilles. For more than a century after Columbus sighted St. Croix during his second voyage in 1493 it remained a no-man's land, rarely visited by Europeans. During the 17th century the Island of St. Croix was occupied in turn by the British, Dutch and French, each in turn relinquishing their claim. In 1/^5 the French left the island, but retained their ownership until 1733 when the Danish West India and Guinea Company bought St. Croix to add to the islands of St. Thomas and St. John which they already held. Under Danish rule the island thrived, becoming a major sugar producer bound to both Europe and America by commercial, social, and cultural ties. By 1755 the population was over 10,000 and that year the three islands became a crown colony with Christiansted as the capital. Prosperity continued to increase in direct proportion to sugar production as the Danish West Indies became a major part of the ’’Fabulous Sugar Islands” as the Lower Antilles were known. It was this prosperity that built St. Croix's substantial, attractive buildings and supported the planter's and merchant's gracious and luxurious way of life. The Town of Christiansted grew as a planned community. Its gridiron street pattern designed to fit the topographic features of the site. Its architecture reflects both the wealth and accomplishments of the plantation society and the social injustices that made such a society possible. By the first decades of the 19th century, the end of prosperity resting on a single crop economy was approaching--the price of sugar dropped after 1820, sugar beets became a viable crop in many countries, and restrictive inqxjrt laws of other nations curtailed trade. By 1848, when slaves were emancipated, the flourisliing economy was a past memory. Today, Christiansted National Historic Site contains six buildings in approximately three city blocks on the waterfront. They reflect the influence and interest of Danish colonial government. Fort Christianvaem (Continued) Page 1 of 2 L?. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REPERENCeS Johannes Brj^ndsted, Vore Gamle Tropekolonier, Westeimanns Forlag, 1953^ Copenhagen, Denmark Waldemar Westergaard, The Danish Westindies under Company Rule, The Macmillan Co. 1917, N.Y. Tyge Hvass Dansk Vestindien C.A. Reitzels Boghandel, Copenhagen, 1925, Den. Tyge Pfvass MjiJbler fra Dansk Vestindiens, Nordisk Forelag, Copengn, 1928, Den. Kay Larsen Dansk Vestindien 1666-1917, C.A. Reitzels Forlag, Copengn, 1928 Deh Herbert Olsen, HSR, NFS, Steeple Building 1959, Ft. Christiansvaem 1960, Scale House 1961, Library Bldg., Formly Old Custom House 1962 F.C. Cjessing, HSR, NFS, Steeple Bldg. 1957 Part II, 1959 CORNER LATITUDE LONGI TUDE NW Payees S^^nds D^rees Minutes Seconds ff4 0 42 . 17 .. NE 17 “ 44 • 59 64 ° 42 • 04 ” SE 17 ° 44 ■ 50 - 64 0 42 . 17 .. SW 17 0 44, 50 „ 64 ° 42 ' 04 ” 10 geographical data Hegning^HeOTingson^^e ^^sh^Westindies in Old Pictures, ] JOE! COORDINAS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE DEFINING A RECTANGLE LOCATING THE PROPERTY igi: 0 R APPROXIMATE ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY; 1/2 aCrCS imish West •gsn [J*WyuDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES DEFINING THE CENTER POINT OF A PROPERTY OF LESS THAN TEN ACRES LATITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds LONGITUDE Degrees Minutes Seconds LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES COUNTY: lit FORM PREPARED BY NAME AND TITLE: Frederik C. Ciessing, Architect DATE: June 15, 1973 BUSINESS ADDRESS: Virgin Islands National Park STREET AND NUMBER: P.O. Box 806, Charlotte Amalie CITY OR TOWN: 12. CgRTIFICATIQN OP NOMINATION ^ State Liaison Officer recommendation: □ Yes □ No I I None State Liaison Officer Signature In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby nominate this property to the National Register, certify­ ing that the State Liaison Officer has been allowed 90 days in which to present the nomination to the State Re­ view Board and to ev^uate its sig^ic^nce. The tecom- ;d le/el/of siftkificance i? /fyfjjatioft^ I I State preventative Signatun ^Federal I Deputy) Assistant Secretary Title PHONE: 755-2050 STATE Virgin Islands U7» NATIONAL REGISTER VERIFICATION I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register. Director, Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation Date , ATTEST: Date _ Keepevrot The National Register «/* m m z »• J RECOM. /CRITERIA A CCPpi^/ REVIEWER \-jOrp/r DISCIPLINE ]-j |T t j-Q T ^ <3un TELEPHONE ^ ZXi?)) 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Utley >\XJT/Qv \ y - \ United States Department of the Interior IN REPLY REFER TO: H4217-SER-PH NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE 75 Spring Street, S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 1980 HAY-71980 Mr. Robert R. Garvey, Jr. Executive Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 1522 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 advisory council ON historic PRESERVATION Dear Mr. Garvey: In compliance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, we are enclosing a proposal to restore the structural and architectural Integrity of Fort Christiansvaern intChristiansted Na^j^gjmlHigtfljigSitgJ^ The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is our determination that this proposal will have an effect, on the site and structure; however, the effect will not be adverse. We have consulted with the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Officer, and he commented on the plan in the enclosed letter to your office. We can satisfy the concerns of Mr. Blake. The work will be done, as stated in the 106 statement, by a qualified Histori­ cal Architect. We will provide the State Historic Preservation Officer with the formula for the mortar and samples of plaster and paint on walls where it is scheduled to be removed. We would appreciate your comments. ). Thank you for your interest in the programs of the National Park Service. erely yours. egional Director Southeast Region Enclosures 3 NT OF United States Department of the Interior IN REPLY REFER TO: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Southeast Regional Office Atlanta Federal Center 1924 Building 100 Alabama St., S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 OC^ 3 ^ H32 (SERO-CRS) Memorandum To: From: Subject: RECEIVED 2280 mi 91998 NAT RFGISTEROr HISTORIC PI ACES KATIONAL PARK SERVICE Director, National Center for Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnership Programs Att: Laura Feller, History Division, WASO Chief, Cultural Resources Stewardship, SERO National Register of Historic Places additional documentation for Christiansted National Historic Site Enclosed for your approval is the subject documentation. We have provided a copy of the documentation to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) of the U.S. Virgin Islands for review and received their comments. These comments have been incorporated into the final document. Following your approval, please forward the documentation to the Keeper of the National Register for approval. We would appreciate receiving copies of the signed certification pages for our files. Please call Christine Trebellas at 404-562-3117 if you have any questions. Enclosure cc: Associate Regional Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, without enclosure Superintendent, CHRI IN REPLY REFER TO: United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Southeast Regional Office Atlanta Federal Center 1924 Building 100 Alabama St., S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 H32 (SERO-CRS) Memorandum To: From: Laura Feller, History Division, WASO Christy Trebellas, Cultural Resources Stewardship, SERO Date: January 13, 1999 Subject: National Register of Historic Places additional documentation for Christiansted National Historic Site Enclosed are the revised pages for the Christiansted National Register documentation. You should already have the photographs, maps, and the rest of the nomination. If you have any questions concerning the new material, please call me at 404-562-3117 ext. 623. Following your approval, please forward the documentation to the Keeper of the National Register for approval. We would appreciate receiving copies of the signed certification pages for our files. Enclosure EM United States Department of the Interior NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20240 IN REPLY REFER TO H30(2280) Memorandum To: Keeper, National Register of Historic Places From: JAN 20 1999 irces/ Stewardship ; Assistant Director, National Center for Cultural Resources/ Stewardship and Partnership Programs Subject: National Register Additional Documentation for Christiansted National Historic Site Attached please find for your review the subject additional documentation, signed by me. I deeply appreciate the fact that the park and the staff at the Southeast Support Office have made this documentation a priority, and wish to congratulate all involved in this effort. If you approve this documentation, please provide the park with copies of the completed signature pages, as requested by Mr. Cordell in the attached memo. Thank you for your consideration of this package. Attachments :1 1 7|i V FAOiniLf To: Christy Trebellas, SERO Fax #: (404) 562-3202 Re: Christiansted NHS Date: March I I, 1999 Pages: 16, including this cover sheet. Christy- Here is the 1976 signed docunnentation for the NHS (not the Historic District). I enlarged the map, but it may still not be legible. Do you want me to mail you a copy? Marilyn From the desk of... Marilyn M. Harper Historian National Register of Historic Places 1849 C Street, NW, Room NC400 Washington, DC 20240 (202) 343-9546 Fax: (202) 343-1836 (hfsrcU IS, fTi nrU'^rJ - \-\er«_ A Cop^ r€pr>'^-'“ \^rOcKo>r€v 'X ^ r^^^vyOL > sr,c,v..v. .o ;t c..'.u fi. fc^O Wa>/«^ coocr^ Subject: map | V^rocKvj^e Messages: ~S- nr\p\p. ;s \gx^\\^UL. v\ftrc^ fp\\.rvJ