Estate Judith's Fancy

Estate Judith's Fancy
Location 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Christiansted
Coordinates 17°46′41″N 64°44′44″W / 17.778194°N 64.745694°W / 17.778194; -64.745694Coordinates: 17°46′41″N 64°44′44″W / 17.778194°N 64.745694°W / 17.778194; -64.745694
Area 3.6 acres (1.5 ha)
Built 1733
NRHP reference # 78002717[1]
Added to NRHP July 17, 1978

Estate Judith's Fancy, subdistrict of Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Christiansted is a former sugarcane plantation whose great house was built in 1733.[2] Its surviving 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included six contributing sites.[1]

The site is significant for being the location of government headquarters during the French occupation of St. Croix during 1651-65, under the Knights of Malta's ownership, as well as for preserving remnants of typical buildings of a sugar plantation. The property includes stonework ruins from a sugar factory, from a windmill which drew water, from a chimney of a later steam mill, and a small house. The factory building is T-shaped, with a two-story section being 22 by 96 feet (6.7 m × 29.3 m) in plan. An 18.5 by 36 feet (5.6 m × 11.0 m) wing was the boiling room. A one-story 10.67 by 15 feet (3.25 m × 4.57 m) cookhouse with a charcoal stove is also attached.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Annie Hillary and Russell Wright (June 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estate Judith's Fancy". National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2017. With three photos from 1977.
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