Back حصن كريستيان ARZ Fort Christian Breton Fort Christian Danish Fort Christian French Fort Christian Dutch Fort Christian NB Forte Christian Portuguese Форт Кристиан (Сент-Томас, Американские Виргинские острова) Russian Fort Christian Swedish
Fort Christian | |
 View from the north | |
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| Location | Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 18°20′27″N 64°55′47″W / 18.34083°N 64.92972°W |
| Area | 1.92 acres (0.78 ha) |
| Built | c. 1666–1680 |
| Architect | Governor Jørgen Iversen |
| Architectural style | Danish Military, Late Victorian, Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001329[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 5, 1977 |
| Designated NHL | May 5, 1977[2] |
Fort Christian is a Dano-Norwegian-built fort in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Built 1672-1680, early in the first successful colonial establishment on the island, the fort served as a critical point of defense and government during the entire period of Dano-Norwegian, and later Danish, administration, which ended in 1917 with the sale of the islands to the United States. It currently holds the St. Thomas Museum, which holds artifacts and art of the Dano-Norwegian period. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1977.[2]
The fort property was the Charlotte Amalie National Historic Site,[3] also known as St. Thomas National Historic Site, which was a U.S. National Historic Site from December 24, 1960 until February 5, 1975, when it was disbanded and ownership was transferred to Virgin Islands, to be administered as a territorial park.[4]: 23 It is a contributing property in the Charlotte Amalie Historic District.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Fort Christian". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ Russell Wright (May 20, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Charlotte Amalie Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2017. With 28 photos from 1976.
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