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CLASSIFIED STRUCTURE FIELD' INVENTORY REPORT JUL 2 3 Appendix B, Historic District ORGANIZATION REGION Southeast PARK/AREA NAME Virgin Islands Nat‘l Park CODE NO. 5360 j STRUCTURE NAME Trunk Bay Sugar Factory ORDER OF SIGNIFICANCE: National _____________ STRUCTURE NO. H-2 State I 1 Local f x| STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Trunk Bay Sugar Factory is significant as an example of the small and late sugar production facilities that in spite of falling sugar prices were able to operate successfully well into the 19th century. It dates from the period 1780 - 1800. LOCATION OF STRUCTURErOn landside of North Shore Rd opposite entrance to Trunk^B^y| UTM REFERENCE: i L. J LI_i_L II 1 CLASS VI LAND ACREAGE /if not I ■ I r part ’of a complex or district:--| Zone Easting Northing acres. There are no UTM references on any published map of the U.S. Virgin Islands. VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION: - The boundaries of Trunk Bay Factory site follows a line running West-East from the point on the south side of Northshore Road after it has reached the flat area of Trunk Bay Valley to the line's intersection with the road and then follows the south side of the --—road-in-a-northerly and westerly direction to the starting point. The boundaries axe de- ^defined to include all parts of the historical resource that is set in a protected, area. STRUCTURE: Type of, and composition: Rubble and brick masonry structure in the shape of a “T". _______ • ______________________________________ Physical Description: The stem of the "T" runs north and south 3-nH m 26x28 feet. The head of the "T" measures 49x22 feet. The stem is one «;tnTy and . contained'the boiling bench and along the pyte-rior west a firing trench. The head of the "T" stands at a lo-wer elevation -with a ground floor one full storv belo'w the boiling room. It is at grade level to the south and west. Tt is diviHed <-n twn sections by a masonry wall and contained the curing and storage rooms of the fartoTV- OriPinanv both wirias nf tbp bnilf^T-no baH a -ytTrinr^ f ~r a-m • rr-a'hl o -rrirvf a-nH the head of the "T" a second floor supporteH on wond beams. All wnoden -mp-mbers have disappeared-and the rriasonrv walls stand to their full height except for the center section of the east -wall of the "T". The sugar factory -was built bet~ween 1 780 and 1 800. It does not have any architectural decoration of any kind. The factory site and the factory are a good illustration of a small and late sugar pro­ duction factilities constructed at the end of the Virgin Islands period of prosperity. In suite of falling prices it was able to hold on until -well into the 19th century. Tbnngh styleless the bnildiTicr pybibits srmnd and advanred bnildinp -m-artires fm~ ■(■>,0 ViTP-iri Islands. Latitude 1 8*^21'13" Longitude 64 46*04' (continue on reverse if necessary) PRESENT CONDITION: Excellent J Good Fair 1 Deteriorated! 1 Ruins 1 X 1 Unaltered X Altered Original Site xj Moved j | ■I i M Multiple Resource Area Thematic Groi^) dnr-11 Name Virgin Islands National Park Multiple Resource Area State VI Nominaticm Type of Review '1. Brown Bay Plantation Historic District- ^'2. Rustenberg Plantation South Hist. Dist.- »'3. Dennis Bay Hist. Diet. More Hill Hist. Dist. , 5. Hermitage Plantation Hist; Dist. ^6. Annaberg Hist. Dist. i ■7 America Hill Hist. Dist. l yhl Reef Bay Great House Hist. Dist. Vg, Reef Bay Sugar Factory Hist. Dist. 5 i. 10. Jossie Gut Hist. Dist. ^yil. L'Esperance Hist. Dist. > 43. Liever Marches Bay Hist. Dist. 44. Cathrineberg-Jocktnnsdahl-Hennan Farm _ ^ Cinnamon Bay Plantation v 46. Lameshur Plantation 47. Mary Point Estate -18. Annaberg School Trunk Bay Sugar Factory V _ 20. 21. - 22. 23. 24. Decision y - &r.a^ jf'l ' I / qyC<^^ - ^^<nii/e'r?^L, 7/^Jy^ (X'.'i &<:ujeyYf'>— p/3s/jrt previously listed 3-30-7S Previously listed 7-11-78 Previously listed 6-23-78 Previously listed 5-22-78 r »- 7/gy.fy - State, County Working Number <g^ ^/f/i Norn or Request—Agency Federal Register Date p?. «,?. 9^sl dnr-3 __Nomination __Determination of Eligiblity On Nomination Form Maps__ Photos ^ _ Bldg(s) j^Site __Object __Structure District Within: iviuTtiple Resource Area __Thematic Group Nomination prepared by: __ State Staff ^ Local Other AcUpai: Check if Appropriate: "Accept 7/U^/S*/ __state Request for Review RETURN ■reject __Keeper’s Decision to Review 2nd Return I. Evaluation of Resource (cont. on back if necessary) v: (X6dyo^- <2/1 n. Evaluation of Nomination 1. Descriptive Statement Short Format / Yes No 2. Significance Statement Short Format ^/Yes No 3. Concepts/Integrity 4. Concepts/Criteria 5. Concepts/Boundaries 6. Contextual Evaluation Good Adequate Poor / / J J y Comments 'IX, General Comments (cont. on back if necessary): ~ ’ Reviewer/Date 7 National Park Service See Attached__ U.S. Department of the Interior Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000886 I ■