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The Museum of Nevis History is a museum in Charlestown, Saint Thomas Lowland Parish, Saint Kitts and Nevis. History The museum building was originally built around ...
It now houses the Society's offices and the Museum of Nevis History. [3] [4] The building's upper floor hosts the Nevis Island Government's Legislative Offices, the Nevis Island Assembly. The museum building was long thought to be the house where the American statesman and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton was born and lived during his childhood.
National Museum of Saint Kitts. This is a list of museums in Saint Kitts and Nevis. National Museum of Saint Kitts in Saint George Basseterre; Nevis Historical and Conservation Society museums: Alexander Hamilton Museum; Museum of Nevis History in Saint Paul Charlestown; Joan Robinson Biodiversity and Oral History Resource Centre
Museum of Nevis History; N. National Museum of Saint Kitts This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 11:35 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
The Museum of Nevis History in Charlestown is housed in the restored Georgian stone building which is near the mostly wooden building where Alexander Hamilton was born. A series of earthquakes during the 18th century severely damaged most of the colonial-era stone buildings of Charlestown.
The restored stone building which was his place of birth now houses the Museum of Nevis History on the ground floor, and the Nevis Island Administration Assembly Room on the upper floor. There are two other museums in Charlestown: the Nelson Museum, and the Nevis Sport Museum, as well as the Philatelic Bureau.
The current museum building was originally constructed as Treasury Building in 1894. [1] It was once used as the entry port from the nearby pier. [2] In 1996, the treasury moved to a new building. [3] In 2002, the museum was finally opened. [4]
The Nevis Island Assembly is the devolved local legislative body for the island of Nevis within the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis. The Assembly has a total of eight members. Five are directly elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system. Three are appointed. Members serve five-year terms.