Whim (United States Virgin Islands)

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]

Whim
Whim (United States Virgin Islands) is located in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Whim (United States Virgin Islands)
Whim (United States Virgin Islands) is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Whim (United States Virgin Islands)
Location1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of Frederiksted on Centerline Road, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates17°42′8″N 64°51′49″W
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1794
ArchitectMac Evoy, Christopher, Jr.
Architectural styleDanish neo-classicism
NRHP reference No.76001858[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.


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