Center in Place – St. Croix, the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean
Where are we on the map? Center in Place by learning more about St. Croix, the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. What is the National Register of Historic Places and does the Virgin Islands have a place on it? Where are the historic districts in the Virgin Islands? What is historic preservation and what does it mean for our community? Read the articles below and learn more.
Teacher Resources
CENTER IN PLACE – HISTORIC PRESERVATION LESSON PLAN AND ACTIVITIES
VIAC: A WALK THROUGH TIME – MEMORIES OF CHRISTIANSTED WITH BOBBY SCHUSTER
The U.S. Virgin Islands and the National Register of Historic Places
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES?
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the country’s buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. It was established as part of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and is overseen by the National Park Service.
The National Register lists over 98,000 buildings, sites, districts, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture, including over 900,000 individual resources. Each registration file includes a description, statement of significance, bibliography, maps, photographs, and other useful data.
There are over 90 sites in the Virgin Islands on the National Register of Historic Places, to include our four historic towns: Christiansted and Frederiksted, St. Croix, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas and Cruz Bay, St. John.
CLICK HERE TO FIND LIST OF VIRGIN ISLANDS SITES ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
CLICK HERE TO FIND BREAKDOWN BY ISLAND AND MORE INFORMATION
Four Virgin Islands towns are on the National Register of Historic Places? Do you know what sections of the towns are included?
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What is historic preservation?
“Historic Preservation is a conversation with the past about our future. It provides us with the opportunity to ask: “What is important in our history?’ and what parts of our past can we preserve for the future?”
Careers in Historic Preservation
Careers in historic preservation include architects, landscape architects, archaeologists, curators, historians, draftsmen, design technology specialists, historic trades people – ironworkers, masons, carpenters, joiners, cabinetmakers, etc.
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