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Form No. 10-300 , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM DRT R Sfft5ST FOR NPS USE ONLY DATE ENTERED aiiii SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES - COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS Qname HISTORIC Green Kav AND/OR COMMON H LOCATION STREETS NUMBER , / f V . r . ; ^ . - —NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN Christians ted vicinity of CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1 STATE CODE U.S. Virain Islands 78 COUNTY St. Croix CODE n«nn CLASSIFICATION CATEGORY _DISTRICT XBUILDING(S) —STRUCTURE —SITE —OBJECT OWNERSHIP —PUBLIC -iipRIVATE —BOTH PUBLIC ACQUISITION —IN PROCESS —BEING CONSIDERED STATUS X_OCCUPIED —UNOCCUPIED —WORK IN PROGRESS ACCESSIBLE X—YES: RESTRICTED —YES: UNRESTRICTED —NO PRESENT USE X_AGRICULTURE —MUSEUM —COMMERCIAL —PARK —EDUCATIONAL _)PRIVATE RESIDENCE —ENTERTAINMENT —RELIGIOUS —GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION —MILITARY —OTHER: HOWNER OF PROPERTY NAME Ms. Beryl Adams, c/o Roy Adams STREETS NUMBER Post Office Box 1550 CITY, TOWN unnstiansteo St. Croix, U.S.V.I. vicinity of (continued) STATE HLOCATION of legal DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDs,ETc. Recordef of Deeds STREETS NUMBER Government House city, town Christiansted, St. Croix STATE U.S. Virain Island*; o REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS TITLE U. S. Virgin Islands Inventory of Historic Places DATE May, 1976 federal x-State . COUNTY LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS Virgin Islands Planning Office CITY, townCharlotte Amalie, U.S.V.I. STATE DESCRIPTION CONDITION —EXCELLENT —GOOD —FAIR —DETERIORATED JCRUINS —UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE JtUNALTERED —ALTERED CHECK ONE XORIGINALSITE —MOVED DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Green Kay is located 3.3. miles east of Fort Christian, Christiansted, St. Croix. The 19th century site contains three significant buildincp that were part of the typical sugar plantation: a factory, mill, and a bell tower. The buildings are in an uneven state of ruin - the mill and belltower are in fair condition, but the factory is badly deteriorated. The mill and belltower have inscribed dates of 1804 and 1833, respectively, but the date on the belltower may have been added later. The factory,which lies between the site of the old slave quarters to the south and the mill, is significant as an example of the typical T-shape plan for sugar factories on St. Croix. Constructed of ballast brick and rubble masonry, and originally stuccoed, the building is one-story. The base of the T, forming the long north-south axis of the building measures about 64' x 40', while, due to its inaccessibility, the east-west cup of theT could not be measured. The base of the T measures six bays by two bays. Only the south wall of the cap of the T remains with three bays. Original bay division for the ends is not immediately discernable. The window openings are splayed toward the interior, and have flat, jack arches with brick voussoirs with no keystones. The windows were originally fitted with wooden bars. Measured at the window openings, the wall is about 20" thick. The division of space in the interior is achieved by an arcaded wall, which partitions the long rectangle into two sections. The arches of the wall are round, and spring from flat, unmolded imposts. The columns are supported by plain, square pedestals. Lateral arches further divide the main floor into a series of rooms. A series of subterranean rooms is located below the main floor in both sections of the factory. The means of access to these rooms is not discernible. The windows are deeply recessed into niches in the interior, and have masonry- covered soffits. There are otherportions of stucco finish on sections of wall in the interior. The roof was gabled, in masonry and a portion of a gable remains, at the north end. There are no traces of the original roof sturcture. The mill is immediately north of the factory. It is the typical tapering drum (or cone) shape found on all the islands. The mill is about 35' high and 30' 6" in diameter and is constructed of ballast brick and rubble masonry. It retains much of its original stucco finish. There is no roof. There are four arched window and door openings. The main entrance, to the north, is a long narrow arch, extending almost the full height of the mill wall. Access to the raised, grinding floor of the mill is provided by steps in the entrance. On the west, there is a window opening. continued. . . Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY receivedJUN 2 1976 PATE ENTERED 19 igj|: CONTI NU ATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE Onp S- ■fi/- Mrs. Lindsay Finch Post Office Box 6122 Sunny Isles Christiansted, St. Ccoix U.S. Virgin Islands GPO 892 455 Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY RECEIVEK^U/V 2 DATE ENTERED 9 1378 CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER PAGE Two with a keystone and a plague directly above, incised "Cecilia. A.D. 1804". Above the plaque, there is a circular opening in the wall, probably serving as the exit point for a timber beam in the internal machinery of the mill. On the south, a window is located two thirds down from the top of the wall. All the openings have dressed stone surrounds. The bell tower, about 25' high, lies about 60' northwest of the mill on a slightly higher grade. It is constructed of dressed limestone and rubble masonry, with a lower tier of piers splayed to the outside, supporting two higher tiers of piers, and the inside wall forming a tall narrow arch. There is a keystone at the head of the arch, followed by two masonry bands, and a molded cornice band. A central plaque betwen the masonry bands in incised 1833. 4 ■/’S' - i GPO 892 455. 01 SIGNIFICANCE PERIOD —PREHISTORIC —1400-1499 —1500-1599 —1600-1699 X_1700-1799 i^1800-1899 —1900- AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE - CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW —ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC —ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ^AGRICULTURE -^Architecture __ART —COMMERCE —COMMUNICATIONS —COMMUNITY PLANNING —CONSERVATION —ECONOMICS -LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -LAW -LITERATURE —EDUCATION —ENGINEERING —EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT —INDUSTRY —INVENTION —MILITARY —MUSIC —PHILOSOPHY —POLITICS/GOVERNMENT —RELIGION —SCIENCE —SCULPTURE —SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN —THEATER —TRANSPORTATION —OTHER (SPECIFY) SPECIFIC DATES BUILDER/ARCHITECT STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Green Kay is an excellent example of an 18th and 19th century St. Croix sugar plantation and factory. A plantation at Green Kay was owned by Pieter Heyliger, Sr. in 1754 and by his son, Pieter Heyliger, Jr. in 1776. The sugar mill dates from 1804 and the bell tower, which was used to call slaves to labor, dates from 1833. The site at Green Kay includes a complete collection of buildings required for the production of sugar, including a fine example of the T-shaped factory typical for St. Croix, especially noteworthy for its subterranean storage rooms. Both the mill and tall, well detailed belltower are in a good state of preservation. y ^ «:••• f --W I •» I ♦< X T C' VC-*' : ■ : iCr " ' M f r ’ .........r . > I o r fp 1 •>.]». 5 !. I . . j cii xo n: fi)-' I) ?nri:r' nrn’ V .ssoo-' .do . h6 x orl? I ■^'1 - '.'tJ [major bibliographical references ■r - Interview: Mr. Roy Adams, Planning Office, 4/13/76. Interviewers: Margaret Proskauer and Annie Hillary. Lewisohn, Florence. St. Croix under Seven Flags. Hollywood, Florida: The Dukane Press, 1970. Continued... DDgeographical data /D ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY. UTM REFERENCES a| , I 11,1 ,,11. 1 zo^ cLl I ZONE EASTING NORTHING 170 450 3Q., Latitude 64° 38" 15" West Longitude J 1 I .1 IE EASTING ■ I . . I I . I . I . ■ ZONE °LlJ Mil I r. I . I . . I NORTHING iJ I . 1 . i . . I VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION 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 saTOuel N. Stokes, Russell Wright, Annie Hillary, Margaret Pmskaiier, Virgin T^lanH*: Hi<;tnrTra1 ^iirvpy ORGANIZATION DATE Virgin TsIanHs Planning Dffire •REET& NUMBER May iq7F TELEPHONE STREET) Post Office Box 2606 (809) 774-1730 CITY OR TOWN Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00801 STATE Estate historic preservation officer certification THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: STATE X NATIONAL. LOCAL. As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. ^ STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE TITLE Director of Planning DATE 25, 1976 FDR NPS USE ONLY ) HEREBY CERTIFY^^TTHIS PROPEflpJ^lNCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL i(EGISTER it , DATE DIRECJORWEFICI OF Al^roLOGY AnD^tSTOrffC PRESERVATION .......................... /i' M kEePER OF TH^5kSflONAi:RE<3tSTEff ry GPO 892 453 Form No. 10-300a (Rev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPSUSE ONLY ■v:i 1976 - DATE ENTERED 1 <5 KOBI CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER 9 PAGE Three r. II McGuire, James William. Geographical Dictionary of the Virgin Islands of the United States. Special Publication No. 103 (Serial No. 269), United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Commerce. Washington, D. C. 1925. . . GPO 892 455 f C“BoiiuiN& Howe- $ICeTtH- OF Slow mLt TAtTO^ RECEIVEI) JUJV 2 J976 NATIONAL REGISTER A tA Si t! TT IZZ.O GREEN REEN KAY w mill RUINS Property State VIorlHng Number 4, 7 / C t~o TECHNICAL Photos__^ Maps fj tlfM M- cM^cJuX ‘Jidtci CONT 0>f 7L ,rt-8-^ roZ*apj4:zJrvi-^C V-i . j^. ^ y^„Ax^ -tc^ ^'V-Ju W'i5A~ ^rwr-it^ e«Hh HISTORIAN —t.4,-U-l6-' - - - L . ^ ’' e^ r K-F-^- - —ii^ r^ j /7 y F /-/<!>-“/ 6 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN C ; p:/-- ■~y /A:- / ^ Cj, ARCHEOLOGIST 1-^ OTHER HAER Inventory Review REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BRANCH CHIEF G2)V 1(dIi(d n , KEEPER National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry __________ Send-back )6 Re-submit Entered I 3 19» IN T :2 1 06- 74 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WASO No. 7 I ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE VIRGIN ISLAimS Date Entered ^ ^ Name Green Ksxy Sioti Hill Also Notified Hon. Ron deLugo z Regional Director, Southeast Region PR Mott 8/31/76 Location Cliristlansted vicinity St. Croix Island V Clirist inns ted vicinity - St, Croix Island State Historic Preservation Officer Mr. Thomas Slake Planning Director, Virgin Islands Planning Bojird Caarlottc Amalie St, Tiiorus.n, Virgin Islands 00801 INT:2»50-75 Data Sheet (Aam DATE; RevluwtT NITIAr.S;# & NAME AS IT APPEAES IN FEDERAL PXGISTER: OTHER HAATS! location: STREET4NUMBEH ^ (2 /< vA arv. TOWN '^VICINITY OF CONGRESbIUNAL DISTRICT ^ COUNPR^ code rj, / ^2)/- CXv<rt.-(^- O OWNER OF property: (Circle) PRIVATE STATE LOCAL GOV'T MUNICIPAL COUNTY OTHER FEDERAL(AGENCY NAME): MID ATLANTIC SOUTHEAST fllDWEST SOUTHV7EST ROCKY MOUNTAIN VEST PACIFIC NORTfflVEST ADMINISTRATOR(underline) NPS REGION: (CIRCLE) N.ATLANTIC features: INTERIOR EXTERIOR ENVIRONS CONDITION _Substantially intact-1 _Substantially intact-2 -1 Substantially intact-3 _un)cnown- 4 __unknovm.-5 _,unknovm -6 _ not applicable - 7 _ not applicable - 8 _ applicable-9 V I.V 1 ^ ^.Interior, exterior, environs not intact-0 _EXCELLENT _DETERIORATEO _UNALTEREO .-ORIGINAL SITE _GOOD I1.IIUINS _FAIB _UNEXPOSEO _Unexcavated —UNALTERED li-ALTERED -Reconstructed —Excavated —MOVED —Unknovm ACCESS- _Yes-restricted ^ Yes-unrestricted No access historic district? yes no) Unknown WITHIN NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT? YES IF YES, NAME: NO WITHIN NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK? IF YES, NAME; YES NO) ADAPTIVE use; YES NO Saved ? YES MO FUNCTION (S); (use vocabulary words) then- now ,U^Vv-0 significance: ^RCHCOLOCYPflEHtSTORiC —ARCHEOLOGY HISTORIC Lagriculture i^AflCHlTECTURE —ART —COMMERCE —COMMUNICATIONS Claims —CONSERVATION —ECONOMICS —EDUCATION —ENGINEERING —EXPLORATION —INDUSTRY —INVENTION —LANDSCAPE ARCH'TECTURE —REUGION —lAW/GoV*t/politicS —SCIENCE -UTERATUHE —MILITARY —MUSIC —PHILOSOPHY —POLITICS/GOVERNMENT ..^enCerCalnment __health __recreation —SOaAl/HUMANITAHIAN S6111 Gmen t _soclo/cultural —TRANSPORTATION __urban & commun —OTHER (SPECifYt planning 'first- YES NO **oldest- YES NO 'only'-’ YES NO '1 ARCHITECTUllAL STYLE.' architec^m .builder; \\ enpfineer; landscap^garden designer: \ artist/artisan: inter.or decorator; \ builder/contraetor: ETHNIC group: names; (label role & appropriate date) Rerspnaj ^ durr^ events institutional dates: date of construction (Specific date or 1/4 of century) : ,5c DATE(S) OF "MAJOR" ALTERATIONS: ' HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DATE(S): SOURCE. (QJ, nomination) PRIVATE CsTATE OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY: ACREAGE, (to nearest tenth of an acre) /i*) LOCAL GOV"T MUNICIPAL COUNTY COMMENTS; (include architectural Information here) SIGNIFICANCE.(maximum two sentences) •C-J^ ctXTci’Cl, o