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]
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General interior view of the nave -
South stair to the balcony -
Railing of balcony -
East gable with projeting sacristy
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.
