Estate Perseverance

Estate Perseverance, near Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included a contributing building and a contributing site on 2 acres (0.81 ha).[1]

Estate Perseverance
Nearest cityCharlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Coordinates 18°21′18″N 64°59′51″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtby 1811
NRHP reference No.78002730[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 17, 1978

It is located about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Charlotte Amalie, on the southern shoreline of Saint Thomas, about 800 yards (730 m) inland from Perseverance Bay.

The earliest available record shows it was owned by a Mrs. Mary Fogerty in 1811.[2]

It includes a T-shaped one-story sugar factory building built upon a high cellar, with its larger section being about 29 by 73.5 feet (8.8 m × 22.4 m) in dimension. It once had a timber hipped roof. It includes Classical Revival details.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Annie Hillarv; Russell Wright (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Estate Perseverance". National Park Service. Retrieved July 20, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1977
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