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Form No. 10-306 (Rev 10-74) UNITbDSTATbSDHPARTMbNTOKTHb INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR FEDERAL PROPERTIES DATA SHEET WAY 31 1977 g a 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ________ TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS ______ NAME HISTORIC A Lameshuni^ Plantation Lameshur (LOCATION i_ . / £,, v , . STREETS NUMBER ",„,'' f Reef Bay Quarter, South Shore —NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN •-St'. John' ••':-.'• : / ^ , / ^. c __ VIC | N|TYOF ^f?gin Islands ' C ffft Q CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS XOISTRICT ^.PUBLIC ^OCCUPIED — BUILDING(S) _ PRIVATE ^.UNOCCUPIED —STRUCTURE _BOTH —WORK IN PROGRESS —SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —OBJECT _IN PROCESS ?.YES: RESTRICTED —BEING CONSIDERED XYES: UNRESTRICTED —NO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Virgin Islands sCTohn Woo PRESENT USE —AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM _ COMMERCIAL 2?PARK _ EDUCATIONAL —ENTERTAINMENT ^GOVERNMENT —INDUSTRIAL —MILITARY XPRIVATE RESIDENCE —RELIGIOUS —SCIENTIFIC — TRANSPORTATION —OTHER AGENCY REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS Southeast Region. National Park Service STREET & NUMBER 1895 Phoenix Boulevard CITY. TOWN Atlanta VICINITY OF STATE Georgia LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE. REGISTRY OF DEEOs.ETC Registry pf Deeds , Office of Lieutenant Governor STREET & NUMBER King Street, Government Hill__________________________ CITY. TOWN Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas STATE Virgin Islands REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE Historic Resource Management Plan, Virgin Islands National Park DATE June 1973 JCFEDERAL —STATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Virgin Islands National Park CITY. TOWN P. O. Box 806, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas STATE Virgin Islands DESCRIPTION CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE —EXCELLENT _DETERIDRATED _UNALTERED ^ORIGINAL SITE _GOOD BRUINS ^.ALTERED _MOVED DATE _UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Preservation Lameshur Plantation H-22 Lameshur Plantation is located on the south shore of St. John behind Little Lameshur Bay. The remains of the buildings and structures of the plantation are clustered.^ two groups. One is located along the shoreline of the central and western section of the bay and the sectmd on the hillside north of it. In general the condition of the remains is poor and in some cases so deteriorated that their original functions are no longer apparent. One building is presently occupied by a Park Ranger and it as well as the others, that until recent years were in use, have been considerably modified by alter- ations and additions. ' The ruins and other remains of the plantation represent a wide range of land uses' from the agricultural pursuits of cultivation of cotton and sugar cane to bay oil production, retirement residence and park use as well as a time span stretching from the mid 18th century to the present. Although the remains are not distinctive or of architectural merit they are of interest as the reflection of a: broad scope of St. John's development history. 1. Horsemill (H-22, 1) The horsemill is an earthfill circular platform approximately 60 feet in diameter. Its east side is' on the: level of the-'eixisting grade while toward the south, west and north it is defined by the rubble slopes of its original retaining walls. Towards the south and southwest fragments of the original retaining wall have been preserved and a 5 foot section of the wall that carried the cane juice gutter extending from the horse mill to the factory towards the south is still standing. The horsemill was in existence by 1800 and the present structure probably dates from the mid-lQth century. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $2, 800. 00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" 2. Sugar Factory (H-22, 2) The remains of the sugar factory is located 17 feet south of the horsemill. Although a section of the wall at the southern most corner of the factory still stand to plate height the original building is ill defined due to collapse or demolition of the east and the upper section of the south wall and due to later additions and adaptions of the remains. The original layout of the factory included an enclosed boiling house 32 feet wide by 42 feet long with a boiling bench along the west wall. A 13 foot wide and 28 feet long firing Page 1 of 7 pages 1 SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD —PREHISTORIC —1400-1499 — 1500-1599 — 1600-1699 5)700-1799 ?! 1800 1899 X1900- AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW —ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC X _AGRICULTURE .^ARCHITECTURE —ART —COMMERCE _COMMUNICATIONS —COMMUNITY PLANNING —CONSERVATION _ECONOMICS —EDUCATION _ENGINEERING —EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT _INDUSTRY _INVENTION _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE —LAW _LITERATURE —MILITARY _MUSIC —PHILOSOPHY _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT —RELIGION _SCIENCE —SCULPTURE —SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN —THEATER _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECi^ 1 SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Third Order - . Lameshur Plantation was brought under cultivation early in the 18th century and by 1780 when it was owned by Octavius Nibbs it had the basic facilities for sugar production and approximately 100 acres under cultivation. On April 25, 1789 an advertisement in the Royal Danish American Gazette for the probation of the estate of Octairlus Nibbs refers to Lameshur as a cotton plantation and later in the century when his heirs were forced to put the estate up for auction it is again referred to as a cotton plantation. Presumedly the sugar production was found to be nonviable at an early date and the existing factory and horsemill are consequently early examples for St. John of these types of structures. Although the 1800 Oxholm map indicate that about a quarter of the cultivated land had reverted to bush, it also shows additional buildings on the east boundaries of the estate although remains of these have nojb been .located. At, an unknown date during the early or mid-1800s the present Lameshur Great House replaced the plantation house as the principal residence of the estate and pre*umedly during the same period the empha.sis was shifted from cotton.to cattl^ and subsequently at the turn of the century to Bay Oil and Lime Oil production. Although the building remains of Lameshur Plantation are with three exceptions in poor condition and npt distinctiye or of special architectural merit they represent a wide variety of agricultural pursuits over more than one and half century. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Oxholm Survey of St. John 1780, National Archies, Copenhagen, Denmark May of St. John ISOOpriCongressional Library, Washington, D. C. UGEOGR APHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY UTM REFERENCES 25 A| . I I ZONE I I . I EASTING c| , I I I . I NORTHING I I . I el . I ZONE D J I.I.I EASTING NORTHING . I . . 1 I.I.I.. VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION NW Latitude Longitude NW 18°19'28" 64%3!'45" NE 18°19'28" 64°43'33' r SW L80 19'17"''64°43!45". SE 18°19'17' f 64°43'33" LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE CODE COUNTY • CODE STATE CODE COUNTY CODE FORM PREPARED BY NAME/TITLE Frederik C. Gjessing, Architect ORGANIZATION Virgin Islands National Park DATE June STREETS. NUMBER P. O. Box 806, Charlotte Amalie TELEPHONE (809-)' 775-2050 CITY OR TOWN St. Thomas, STATE _ Virgin Islands CERTIFICATION OF NOMINATION STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER RECOMMENDATION NO ___ NO STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE In compliance with Executive Order 11593, I hereby nominate this property to the,National Register, certifying that the State Historic Preservation Officer has been allowgd-90 daysi^which to present the nominationjo the State Review Board and to evaluate its significance. The evaluated le'^QfsK^Mac&is ___National ___State J^_L( FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATLme/^5^r^0^^1_—MflY 2 5 1977 -Local. ———————————————————————————— u*' ' • TITLE FOR NPS USE ONLY ' - . ,r. :1 . ,, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS IM ————————————————— , ..„...„.,, ......fr ATTEST: (|flvU (<\ i J ( j j 5 ( (D U trrrrn. T . ..„ TT i r icrair . - ' DATE > . ' • ' ' " '• J'i : - • -1 , • ' < ,. , , ,- , PLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER r DATE ^-S-loT - K-. . .. . - '. .;•. . ', . Form No 1£-300a (Aev 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAY 311977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED______JUN 9. 3 1978 *.,- Lameshur Plantation CONTINUATION SHEET_________________ITEM NUMBERH-ZZ, Z PAGE Z_________________________ trench at a lower lewel terminated in a storage and curing room at the southwest corner of the building. The storage and curing room was converted into a cibtern 13 feet square at a slightly lower level than the firing trench. The trench was roofed and the remains of the four Z feet square piers that supported the roof are still apparent as aue the remains of the fobtings of the flue and chimney at the northwest corner of the factory. At an unknown date after the discontinuance of the sugar production and after the collapse or demolition of the factory the south and north wall of the boiling house were extended eastward 15 feet and connected by a 4 foot high rubble masonry wall with a gate in the added east wall 8 feet from the northeast corner to form a cattle pen. The added east wall was extended 1Z feet north to connect with a freestanding cistern 9x16 feet. Sub­ sequently a wood shed 19 x 11 feet was erected against the old wall of the factory between it and the horsemill. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $3, 000. 00 Latitude 18° 19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" 3. Plantation House (H-22, 3) A one story masonry building that until quite recently was used as a Park Ranger residence and is still under roof is located 35 feet east of the factory. The main body of the building is a rectangle 31 by 17 feet covered by a low gable roof. A six foot wide masonry staircase that wraps around the southw-est corner of the build­ ing provides access to a 16 by 11 foot terrace at near roof level on the south side of the building. The terrace is supported on heavy rubble masonry walls and a vaulted chambre on the ground floor level. A shed roof on wood posts anchored into the masonry railings of the terrace provides shade and protection against rain. An eight by eleven foot cistern is built against the east wall of the terrace and the main body of the building and a^still nine and a half by 1Z feet adjoins : the east side of the ci / c Cistern,giving the plantation house the overall dimensions of 44 x Z8 feet. The walls of both the cistern and the still are 6 feet high or about half as high as the walls of the main body of the building except for the chimney of the still built against the southeast corner of the main body and rising 3 feet about its walls. Access to the single room interior of the main body is by two doors in respectively the east and west gable ends and ventilation is provided by one window in the south wall over the cistern and three windows in the north wall. Page 2 of 7 pages Form No 1f)-300a (fiev 10-74) UNITED STATES DhPARTMhNT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ,, . w „- „-_., MAY 61 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY RECEIVED DATE ENTERED CONTINUATION SHEEfameShur PlantatiffEM NUMBER H-22, 3 PAGE 3________________________ Both the still and the cistern are additions to the original structure which seems to have been preserved in the main body and in the masonry staircase. In its original form the plantation house appears to have had a masonry ground floor (the main body) support­ ing a wood second floor that contained the residence proper and was reached by the very substantial and pretentious staircase. The date of the original structure is not certain but it is assumed to be late 18th or early 19th century and the additions of the still and cistern mid to late nineteenth century. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $10,000.00 Latitude 18°19'20" .Longitude 64°43'40" 4. Residence (H-22,4) Located 20 feet southeast of the plantation house is a one story rectangular rubble masonry building 19 by 28 feet still covered by a gable roof. Although now used for storage it contained until recently the bath and two bedrooms of the Park Ranger's residence. Its original functions and age is not known but pre­ sumedly it was part of the early development of the site. Significance Third Order Reaommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $4,000.00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" 5. Unidentified Building No. 1 (H-22, 5) The barely discernible remains of a,rectangular building is located 40 feet north east of the plantation house. It consists of a north-south rubble masonry wall approximately 36 feet long and parallel with it and 15'east of it a row of 2 feet square pillars about 9 feet apart. The remains just barely broke the surface of the existing grade and can not be traced to their full extent. The building may have been part of a stable or wagon shed. Significance Thiscd Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $800. 00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" Page 3 of t oases Form No 10-300a (fiev 10-74) UNIThD STATES DhPARTMhNT OF THE INTERIOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE «. „ _ RECEIVED MAY 311977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM DATE ENTERED Lameshur Plantation CONTI NUATIOIM SHEET ITEM NUMBER H-22, 6 PAGE 4 6. Unidentified Building No. 2 (H-22, 6) The remains of a rectangular building 35 by 12 feet oriented east-west is located 50 feet due south of the Plantation House. The rubble masonry walls of the southeast corner stand 4 feet above grade while the rest of the wall barely br^ke the surface of existing grade. Its function is not known. It appears to be an early construction and with the plantation (H-22, 3), residence (H-22, 4) and the factory (H-22, 2) formed a fairly well defined yard. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $800. 00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" 7. Cattle Dip (H-22, 7) A rectangular shallow sunken basin constructed in concrete measuring approximately 6by 10 feet, with a ramp leading into the basin from the west side is located within the walls of unidentified building No. 2 (H-22, 6). It is a late addition to the site probably late 1800s or early 1900s and probably post dating the collapse of unidentified building No. 2 (H-22, 6). Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $100.00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" 8. Bay Oil Still (H-22, 8) A fairly well preserved Bay.Oil Still is located 17 feet north of the Plantation House (H-22, 3). It is a plastered brick and rubble masonry structure 9 by 20 feet raised from 3 to 5 feet above the sloping grade and with a 14 foot high 4 feet square chimney centered on the west long side. The two large circular straight sided pots of the still are in place while firing doors on the east face of the still have deteriorated and the masonry around them failed. The structure probably dates from around the turn of the century. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $1,000.00 Latitude 18° 19'20" Longitude 64°43'40" Paee 4 of 7 oases Form No 1£)-300a (fiev 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THb INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECE.VEDJVIAY 3H977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY .DATE ENTERED_______JUN 2 3 1378 Lameshur Plantation CONTI NUATION SHEET_________________ITEM NUMBERH-22, 9 PAGE 5 ____ 9. Well and Drinking Troughs (H22, 9) A well and two drinking troughs are located 70 feet west north west of the factory in the flat below the hill on which the factory is sited. The well is a circular plastered rubble masonry shaft 8 Beet in diameter. A drmking trough 3 feet 6 inches wide circles the well. The trough is raised 2 feet above surround­ ing grade and the well shaft an additional 2 feet above the trough. A second linear drinking trough 24' by 4 feet oriented north south is 7 feet north of the well. It is finished in a cement plaster and is of a later date than the wfrll.. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $300. 00 Latitude 18°19'20" Longitude 64043'40" The factory site of Lameshur Plantation has in addition to the historic structures de­ scribed above two recently added buildings. A 7 by 7 foot metal storage shed is located next to the horsemill just north of the factory and a trailer placed between the road and the Bay Oil Still and oriented southwest northeast. The trailer extends partially over the remains of Unidentified Building No. 1 (H-22, 5). 10. Great House (H-22, 10) Lameshur Plantation Great House and its associated service buildings are located on a spur of the hillside 300 yards northeast of the factory. The Great House is a rectangular one story masonry structure 32 by 61 feet oriented east-west with a wing extending 13 feet south and 10 feet west of the main body of the building and connecting it with an above grade masonry covered cistern 11 by 21 feet on the sloping ground southwest of the building. The northern two-thirds of the main body of the great house has a hipped roof that on the south side continues into a shed roof. The wing to the south and west is cowered with a shed roof sloping west. The roofing throughout is corrugated metal. The front of the building faces south and overlooks Lameshur Bay. Steps lead up to an enclosed porch that occupies the center half of the south side of the house and is embellished by four squat columns faintly reminiscent of tnstan*. fore- b.earers supporting the shed roof above it. A 7 foot wide paved terrace runs along the northside of the building. Two masonry staircases lead from the terrace down to the lower grades north of the Great House. Page 5 of 7 pages Form No 1£-300a (fiev. 10-74) UNlTtDSTATtiSDtPARTMtNTOFTHtlNTHRlOR FOR NPS USE ONLY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAY 3 H977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES iMVfMTno v __ iviovrnvT A TirnvT r-r^o** [DATE ENTERED______JUN 23 13 /P INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET aa M NUMBER H-22, 1»AGE 6 A 12 by 29 foot paved terrace extends east from the building and is defined by cast concrete balustrades. The terrace is covered by a pergola supported on square con­ crete posts. At its east end where the level of the terrace is 4 feet above the grade a madonry staircase leads down to the access road that from the laameshur -Bordeaux trail west and north of the Great House branches off to pass east and south of the building. J_,ameshur Great House ins pit e of several attractive features and a spectacular location is architecturally odd in character. There are obvious and numerous additions and alterations to the building.to an extent that they have blurred its original plan and appearance. The building was last remodeled in the early 1950s tx» provide three bedrooms with individual baths which further obscured the plan organization of the structure. It is in fair condition and currently serves as a Park Rangers residence. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $20,000.00 Latitude 18°19'26" Longitude 64°43'36" 11. Cook House (H-22, 11) The ruins of a cook house is located approximately 40 feet east of the Great House. The rubble masonry walls of the north and east side of the building stand 6 feet above grade while the south and west walls have collapsed. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $800. 00 Latitude 18°19'26" Longitude 64°43'36" 12. Service Building (H-22, 12) The ruins of a building is located downhill and approximately 30 feet southeast of the Great House. Only two of its rubble masonry walls are still standing. Its original functions have not been determined. It may have been servants quarters or possibly a small stable. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $800. 00 Latitude 18°19'26" Longitude 64°43'36" Paee o f 7 naee Form No 1p-300a (fiev 10-74) UNITED STATliS DtPARTMtNT OF THt INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE RECEIVED MAY 3 1 1977 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED •78 Lameshur Plantation H-22, 13) CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE 7________________________ 13. Cemetery (H-22, 13) A small undefined cemetery is located immediately east of the intersection between the Bordeaux-Lameshur trail and the roadway to the Great House. It contains 4 monuments two of a conventional sarcophagus type and two with arched tops and tapered sides. Themonuments are in fair to poor condition. Significance Third Order Recommended Treatment Preservation Preliminary Cost Estimate $400. 00 Latitude 18° 19'26" Longittade Page 7 of 7 pages Form No 10-36 la .UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY ReCEIVED JUN 2 3 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation AND/OR COMMON T ,a m^ Qlrm* U LOCATION CITY, TOWN ^e^ Bs^sA Bay Quarter ___ VICINITY OF COUNTY STATE St. John Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT F\ C. GjftSSUlg NEGATIVE FILED AT Virgin Islands National Park DATEOFPHOTO September, 1971 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Bay Oil Still viewed from the east. PHOTO NO. 1 of i Form No. 10-301a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 3 11977 DATEENTERED SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH_____ NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation AND/OR COMMON Lameshur LOCATION CITY. TOWN Geral Bay Quarter .VICINITY OF COUNTY St. John STATE Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTOCRED.T F> c> Gjessing NEGATIVE FILED AT Virgin Islands National Park DATE OF PHOTO September, 1971 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION. ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Old Plantation House viewed from the south with Bay Oil Still to the right. PHOTO NO. 2 O Form No 10-301a (?ev. 10-7V) f ', UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 31 .47B DATE ENTERED ^~ SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH____________ NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation_________________________________________________ AND/OR COMMON Lameshur______________________________________________________ LOCATION CITY. TOWN ___VICINITY OF COUNTY STATE Coral Bay Quarter_______ St. John Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTOCRED.T F> ^ Gjessing DATEOFPHOTO September, 1971 NEGATIVE FILED, AT Virgin Islands National Park IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. Storage wing of factory viewed from the east. 3 of £ Form No. 10-3p1a (?ev. 10-7'M • . UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY RECEIVED MAY 311977 DATE ENTERED JUH 2 3 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS ________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation AND/OR COMMON Lameshur LOCATION CITY. TOWN Reef Bay Quarter -VICINITY OF COUNTY St. John STATE Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT F> Q. Gjessing NEGATIVE FILED AT. . T 1 , AT . , .. virgin Islands National Park DATE OF PHOTO May 19, 1976 IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION, ETC. IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET PHOTO NO. 4 of 6 Great House H-2Z, 10 northside of Great House viewed from the southwest. - Jk. Form No 10-30 la UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY 31197? RECEIVED DATE ENTERED JUN 2 3 1978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS __________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation AND/OR COMMON Lame shur Q LOCATION CITY. TOWN «lef Bay Quarter VICINITY OF COUNTY STATE St. John Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT F. C. Gjessing DATE OF PHOTO May 19, 1976 NEGATIVE FILED ATVirgin Islands National Park IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET East side of Great House H-22, 10 showing part of terrace and pergola. PHOTO NO 5 of 6 •*& Sr K ^: * •• • *' '• ':S$SRZ!i83« •• *4 'r^iiM llr m . \0P&'S<'Sr. '-^ ! ' 1JW*F'' <&!K ^'^'•^jf?:-^"^.'. 'fcv'' '^';5 •-*{&''i$t*&'-' •&-"&.-.<&:i ^M*$*m. :>•-•': tSilL ^'•*fe/i% : :-. ?J^*: '-" -- , '\ .JSA > j* ^ Form No. 10-301a (?e«. 10-7 >) ' UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Of- THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM FOR NFS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED UUfl :2 3 }978 SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS __________________TYPE ALL ENTRIES ENCLOSE WITH PHOTOGRAPH NAME HISTORIC Lameshur Plantation AND/OR COMMON Lameshur Qj LOCATION CITY, TOWN Reef Bay Quarter ___ VICINITY OF COUNTY STATE St. John Virgin Islands PHOTO REFERENCE PHOTO CREDIT F> c< G 'j.essing NEGATIVE FILED AT . •, »•, ^ T T-> ! Virgin Islands National Park DATE OF PHOTO May 19> IDENTIFICATION DESCRIBE VIEW. DIRECTION. ETC IF DISTRICT. GIVE BUILDING NAME & STREET Cook House H-2Z, 11 viewed from the southwest. PHOTO NO 6 Of 6