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Map of the United States Virgin Islands. This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States Virgin Islands. There are currently 91 listed sites spread across 16 of the 20 subdistricts within three islands/districts of the United States Virgin Islands.
Anna's Retreat is a suburban census-designated place (CDP) predominantly in the administrative subdistrict of Tutu [2] in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Small portions of the CDP are in the Northside and Southside subdistricts. It is sometimes called Tutu because it covers almost the entire subdistrict.
In the USVI, highways which begin with the numbers 1-2 are located on the island of St. John, 3-4 are located on St. Thomas, and 5-8 are located on St. Croix. Major Highways and Routes [ edit ]
The Charlotte Amalie Historic District in Charlotte Amalie in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands is a 165.3 acres (0.669 km 2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] The district then included 574 contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing object. [1]
The historic Estate Catherineberg, a former sugar plantation outside Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas, had previously served as a residence for the Governor on that island while the Governor's working offices remained in Government House, Saint Thomas. Catherineberg is no longer used as a residence, however, and Government House is again the ...
Tutu Park Mall is a mall located in Anna's Retreat in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. [1] The mall opened on June 3, 1993. [1] It was the first mall on Saint Thomas. [2] It is a regional landmark, known locally as "The Mall". [1] Tutu Park Mall not only includes the mall building itself but the surrounded area. [2] It contains over 60 stores ...
The Colonial Law of 1863 divided the islands into two municipalities: St. Croix, and St. Thomas–St. John. [2] Each municipality was served by a Colonial Council. [2] After the United States had purchased the islands, the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act of 1936, under which the two Colonial Councils became Municipal Councils. [2]
Camille Pissarro, A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856, National Gallery of Art. Pissarro was born on St. Thomas. The first British invasion and occupation of the island occurred in 1801. The islands were returned to Denmark in 1802, under the terms of the Treaty of Amiens. Fire destroyed hundreds of homes in Charlotte Amalie in 1804.