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HABS VI,1-CHRIS,4- (sheet 12 of 26) - Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI
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HABS VI,1-CHRIS,4- (sheet 12 of 26) - Fort Christiansvaern, Company Street vicinity, Christiansted, St. Croix, VI
Description
Danish West India and Guinea Company; Moth, Frederik; Schopen, John Wilhelm; von Rohr, Julius; Hanson, Fred, delineator; Penry, Neil, delineator; Everett, J M, delineator; Rogers, A, delineator; Macoige, F, delineator; Boucher, Jack E, photographer; Gjessing, Frederik C, historian
Depicted place Virgin Islands (US); St. Croix; Christiansted
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 19 x 24 in. (B size)
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS VI,1-CHRIS,4- (sheet 12 of 26)
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The plan of the fort is typical of a four-pointed citadel of the 17th and early 18th centuries. It consists of four one-story curtain walls built around a near square court, projecting bastions in each corner and a ravelin protecting the entry to the fort. In spite of many additions and alterations, Fort Christiansvaern still preserves its original layout and much of its 18th century character. Of the five preserved Danish forts in the West Indies and the Western Hemisphere it is the most characteristic of its period. Although much of the present fabric of the structure dates from its founding period, its original finishes and building fittings have been largely obliterated by continuous maintenance and repair. It contains, however, some 18th century and a great deal of early 19th century building details, hardware, fittings, etc.
  • Survey number: HABS VI-5
  • Building/structure dates: 1738- ca. 1749 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1836 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1837 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1839 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1841 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: ca. 1935 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/vi0085.sheet.00012a
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