Estate Hafensight, also known as Havensight, located south of Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is one mile (1.6 km) across Long Bay from Charlotte Amalie.[2]

Estate Hafensight
Estate Hafensight is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Estate Hafensight
LocationSouth of Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°19′55″N 64°55′20″W / 18.33194°N 64.92222°W / 18.33194; -64.92222
Area0.94 acres (0.38 ha)
Built1812
NRHP reference No.78002728[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

Background

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The listing includes Havensight Great House, which is a 40 by 40 feet (12 m × 12 m) one story site on a high basement, with a terrace. It includes a large cistern, a tenant house built on foundations of former slave quarters, a cookhouse, ruins of a bake oven, and more.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Russell Wright and Annie Hillary (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estate Hafensight / Havensight". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With five photos from 1977.