Bethlehem Middle Works Historic District
The Bethlehem Middle Works Historic District, in King's Quarter, in Southcentral, in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is also known as Estate Bethlehem Middle Works and as Bethlehem Middle Works. It is a 34 acres (14 ha) historic district which included 26 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, and four contributing sites.
Bethlehem Middle Works Historic District | |
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| Nearest city | Christiansted, Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 17.717639°N 64.7925°W |
| Area | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001932[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 6, 1988 |
It was the works of a sugar plantation, and it includes remains of an overseer's house (c.1820), a windmill, an animal mill site, a steam factory site, site of an original slave village, later workers' quarters, a raised cistern, an animal pen, stables, and a greathouse.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Betty Ausherman, William Chapman, and Claudette Lewis (November 16, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bethlehem Middle Works Historic District / Estate Bethlehem Middle Works / Bethlehem Middle Works". National Park Service.
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