Lameshur Plantation

Lameshur Plantation, near Cruz Bay on St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] It is included in the central part of Virgin Islands National Park.

Lameshur Plantation
Nearest cityCruz Bay, Virgin Islands
Coordinates18°20′33″N 64°45′30″W
Area25 acres (10 ha)
Built1780
MPSVirgin Islands National Park MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.78000271[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1978

It includes a horsemill.[2]

Year of construction: 1780

Other names: NR Control Nos. 060881191;053177871;053177867;PH0508675 Historic function: Domestic; Industry/processing/extraction; Funerary; Agriculture/subsistence Historic subfunction: Processing; Cemetery; Single Dwelling; Animal Facility Criteria: event, architecture/engineering, information potential

Number of acres: 25 Number of contributing buildings: 3 Number of contributing sites: 6 Number of contributing structures: 5

[2]

It is located east of Cruz Bay on Little Lameshur Bay.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Frederik C. Gjessing (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lameshur Plantation / Lameshur". National Park Service. Retrieved June 9, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1971 and 1976
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