Whim (United States Virgin Islands)
Whim | |
Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Coordinates | 17°42′8″N 64°51′49″W / 17.70222°N 64.86361°W |
|---|---|
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1794 |
| Architect | Mac Evoy, Christopher, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Danish neo-classicism |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001858[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
Whim is a historic sugar plantation located in Southwest subdistrict about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) southeast of
contributing buildings, one contributing site, and two contributing structures, on 10 acres (4.0 ha).[1]
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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b 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.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Recorddocumentation, filed under Frederiksted, St. Croix, VI:
- HAER No. VI-5-C, "Estate Whim, Overhead Crank Steam Engine & Cane Mill, Westend Quarter", 7 photos, 1 color transparency, 2 measured drawings, 2 photo caption pages
- HAER No. VI-5-D, "Estate Whim, Horizontal Steam Engine", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-E, "Estate Whim, Rum Still", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-F, "Estate Whim, Horse Mill", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. VI-5-G, "Estate Whim, Wind Mill", 6 photos, 1 photo caption page
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