Estate Grove Place

Estate Grove Place
Location 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Frederiksted off Centerline Road, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates 17°43′39″N 64°49′25″W / 17.72750°N 64.82361°W / 17.72750; -64.82361Coordinates: 17°43′39″N 64°49′25″W / 17.72750°N 64.82361°W / 17.72750; -64.82361
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1851
NRHP reference # 78002721[1]
Added to NRHP July 17, 1978

Estate Grove Place, in the Northwest subdistrict near Frederiksted on St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is a historic plantation which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

It includes ruins of a sugar factory, a tall chimney, and a wagon depot with 23 arched bays. The factory ruins include a boiling room area which is 30 by 92 feet (9.1 m × 28.0 m) in plan. The chimney is square and tapered, rising about 80 feet (24 m) from a 12 by 12 feet (3.7 m × 3.7 m) base.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Russell Wright and Annie Hillary (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estate Grove Place". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With three photos from 1977.


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