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67 East Street (House), Christiansted, St. Croix, VI

Collection
Historical Records
Sub-shelf
HABS/HAER Building Surveys
Kind
Historical Record
Island
St. Croix
Date
1960-07
Pages
2
Text
Native Text

67 East Street (House) Christians ted St. Croix Virgin Islands HABS No. VI-34 MX t VS.- PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Form 10-920 (Jura 1983) m UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARCHITECTURAL DATA FORM uqes VI ii STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix TOWN OR VICINITY Chris tiansted HISTORIC NAME OF STRUCTURE (INCLUDE SOURCE FOR NAME) 67 East Street (House) HABSNO. VI-34 SECONDARY OR COMMON NAMES OF STRUCTURE COMPLETE ADDRESS (DESCRIBE LOCATION FOR RURAL SITES) 67 East St., west corner of Hospital St. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE SOURCE) ARCHITECT(S) (INCLUDESOURCE) SIGNIFICANCE (ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL, INCLUDE ORIGINAL USE OF STRUCTURE) Characteristic of early nineteenth-centory residential buildings of Christiansted, The added interest is in the placement on the stepped site and the double curved grand stairway leading to a masonry bay centered against the front.jgal&ery. …

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67 East Street (House) Christians ted St. Croix Virgin Islands HABS No. VI-34 MX t VS.- PHOTOGRAPHS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA Historic American Buildings Survey National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 Form 10-920 (Jura 1983) m UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARCHITECTURAL DATA FORM uqes VI ii STATE Virgin Islands COUNTY St. Croix TOWN OR VICINITY Chris tiansted HISTORIC NAME OF STRUCTURE (INCLUDE SOURCE FOR NAME) 67 East Street (House) HABSNO. VI-34 SECONDARY OR COMMON NAMES OF STRUCTURE COMPLETE ADDRESS (DESCRIBE LOCATION FOR RURAL SITES) 67 East St., west corner of Hospital St. DATE OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE SOURCE) ARCHITECT(S) (INCLUDESOURCE) SIGNIFICANCE (ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORICAL, INCLUDE ORIGINAL USE OF STRUCTURE) Characteristic of early nineteenth-centory residential buildings of Christiansted, The added interest is in the placement on the stepped site and the double curved grand stairway leading to a masonry bay centered against the front.jgal&ery. STYLE (IFAPPROPRIATE) MATERI • \L.OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDE.STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS) ^ ^ . _ _ _, 5rick first-floor and projecting bay; wood frame second floor with sningaes ana clapboards. SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS OF STRUCTURE (SKETCHED FLOOR PLANS ON SEPARATE PAGES ARE ACCEPTABLE) L-shaped, with front facing northeast onto Hospital St. North ell extends towards Hospital St. EXTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE The main entrance, on the second floor, is reached by a symmetrical two-part curving stairway flanking the hexagonal projecting entrance bay. The bay is arcaded with pilasters and keystones. Cistern under bay. Hipped roof. INTERIOR FEATURES OF NOTE (DESCRIBE FLOOR PLANS, IF NOT SKETCHED) MAJOR ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS.WtTH DATES PRESENT CONDITION AND USE OTHER INFORMATION AS APPROPRIATE Building is set on second of three terraces stepping up from Hospital St. The terraces are contained by retaining walls 5' to 10' high. SOURCES OF INFORMATION (INCLUDING LISTING ON NATIONAL REGISTER, STATE REGISTERS, ETC.) # Field notes by J. Michael Everett, July, 1960. COMPILER AFFILIATION . , mnry Alison K, Hoagland, HABS DATE November, 1984