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United States historic place
Friedensthal Mission
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Friedensthal Mission is located in Saint Croix, US Virgin IslandsFriedensthal MissionShow map of Saint Croix, US Virgin IslandsFriedensthal Mission is located in the U.S. Virgin IslandsFriedensthal MissionShow map of the U.S. Virgin Islands
LocationSouthwest of Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Coordinates17°44′39″N 64°42′35″W / 17.744028°N 64.709722°W / 17.744028; -64.709722
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Builtc. 1830
NRHP reference No.78002719
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1978

The Friedensthal Mission, southwest of Christiansted in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, was partly built by 1830. Also known as Friedensthal Moravian Church, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In German, Fridensthal means "valley of peace".

The mission complex is significant as it was one of the first Moravian missions in the Virgin Islands, and it played a role in preparing slaves for emancipation.

The listing included four contributing buildings and two contributing structures on 5 acres (2.0 ha). The mission complex includes a manse (built in 1830) which is 46 by 62.5 feet (14.0 m × 19.1 m) in plan, a church (1852), a slave quarter and kitchen, and a 20th-century schoolhouse.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Russell Wright and Annie Hillary (June 6, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Friedensthal Mission / Friedensthal Moravian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved May 24, 2017. With three photos from 1977-78.
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands


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