Whim is a historic sugar plantation located in Southwest subdistrict about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of Frederiksted on Centerline Road on Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The listing included three contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures, on 10 acres (4.0 ha).[1]
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| Location | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of Frederiksted on Centerline Road, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 17°42′8″N 64°51′49″W / 17.70222°N 64.86361°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1794 |
| Architect | Mac Evoy, Christopher, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Danish neo-classicism |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001858[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
The estate's Great House was built in about 1794 by Christopher Mac Evoy, Jr., is about "90 by 35 feet (27 m × 11 m) in plan, and is unusual for its "curved ends and complex exterior articulation". The site has steam engines and other features besides original buildings.[2]
It includes Danish neo-classicism architecture.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Samuel N. Stokes, Russell Wright, Margaret Proskauer, and Annie Hillary (May 20, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Whim". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With four photos from 1976.
External links
edit- Historic American Engineering Record documentation, filed under Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI:
- HAER No. VI-5-C, "Estate Whim, Overhead Crank Steam Engine & Cane Mill, Westend Quarter", 7 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. VI-5-D, "Estate Whim, Horizontal Steam Engine", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-E, "Estate Whim, Rum Still", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-F, "Estate Whim, Horse Mill", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-G, "Estate Whim, Wind Mill", 6 photos, 1 photo caption page
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