Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse | |
_FACADE_AND_PART_OF_NORTH_(LEFT)_FACADE_-_Moravian_Church%252C_Friedensfeld%252C_St._Croix%252C_VI_HABS_VI%252C1-FRIE%252C1-1.tif.jpg.webp) Moravian Church, Friedensfeld, St. Croix | |
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| Nearest city | Christiansted, Virgin Islands |
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| Coordinates | 17°44′52″N 64°46′50″W / 17.74778°N 64.78056°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1819, 1854 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival, Moravian church style |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001844[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 1, 1976 |
The Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse are historic buildings in Christiansted, Saint Croix, Virgin Islands.
The present church building was built in 1854, replacing a structure that had been dedicated on February 12, 1819. The 4 acres (1.6 ha) property, with its two contributing buildings, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1976.[1] It has an associated cemetery.
The two-story church, with its central section about 55 by 77 feet (17 m × 23 m) in plan, was one of the largest wood-frame structures in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and was deemed to be "significant for its unusual combination of combination of Carpenter's Gothic and Classical Revival elements.[2]
The church may have been prefabricated in Germany and assembled by German craftsmen plus local builders.[2]
The manse building is about 70 by 42 feet (21 m × 13 m) in plan, and is connected to the church by a stone pathway. It was built in c.1810.[2]
General interior view of the nave
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Railing of balcony_AND_OF_EAST_GABLE_WITH_PROJECTING_SACRISTY_(RIGHT)_-_Moravian_Church%252C_Friedensfeld%252C_St._Croix%252C_VI_HABS_VI%252C1-FRIE%252C1-4.tif.jpg.webp)
East gable with projeting sacristy
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 3 Samuel Stokes, Russell Wright, Annie Hillary, and Margaret Proskauer (May 17, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church and Manse". National Park Service. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With four photos from 1976.
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