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Fort Frederick

United States historic place in Frederiksted, . Added to the National Register in 1996, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1996
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Fort Frederik

Fort Frederik, also known as Frederiksfort, is a U.S. National Historic Landmark in Frederiksted, United States Virgin Islands. It was built between 1752 and 1760 by Denmark-Norway to defend the economic interests of the natural deep water port of Frederiksted and to ward off pirates. It has red and white painted walls, making it quite different to the yellow and white of Fort Christiansværn on the other side of the island. It is located at the north end of Frederiksted, in St. Croix, south of the junction of Mahogany Road and VI 631. It should not be confused with Frederiks Fort, Fortberg Hill, on St. John, which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressS of jct. of Mahogany Rd. and Rt. 631, N end of Frederiksted, Frederiksted
CountySt. Croix County
ListedOct 8, 1996
Reference number96001073
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 ↗

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AddressS of jct. of Mahogany Rd. and Rt. 631, N end of Frederiksted, Frederiksted,
Coordinates17.71544, -64.88331 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSalt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve · 10 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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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 96001073. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.