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Fort Christian

United States historic place in Charlotte Amalie, . Added to the National Register in 1977, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1977Jørgen Iversen Dyppel
USVI St. Thomas Charlotte Amalie Fort ChristianHugo Larsen - Fort Christian på St. ThomasCharlotte Amalie - Fort Christian Clock TowerCharlotte Amalie 2fer
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Christian

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.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressAt St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie
CountySt. Thomas County
ListedMay 5, 1977
Reference number77001329
ArchitectJørgen Iversen Dyppel
Type of placefort
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressAt St. Thomas Harbor, Charlotte Amalie,
Websitestthomashistoricaltrust.org/fort-christian-1 ↗
Coordinates18.34060, -64.92974 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitVirgin Islands National Park · 12 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCinnamon Bay Beach And Campground 12 mi · Virgin Island National Park Overnight Mooring 12 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 77001329. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.