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Mafolie Great House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Mafolie Great House
Location	North of Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands
Coordinates	18°21′13″N 64°55′42″W / 18.35361°N 64.92833°W / 18.35361; -64.92833
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1795
NRHP reference No.	78002732
Added to NRHP	February 17, 1978

The Mafolie Great House, in Mafolie in the Northside subdistrict north of Charlotte Amalie in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was built in 1795. The estate was originally part of Estate Catherineberg sugar plantation, but was sold to Captain Sonderburg in 1962. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing included three contributing buildings and a contributing structure.

The name means "My folly" in French. The larger house is unusual in being composed of two parallel one-story structures joined by a roof.

The house was headquarters of a Brazilian astronomical expedition in 1882 which studied a transit of Venus. The area has been said to have "an excellent panoramic view".

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Annie Hillary and Russell Wright (June 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mafolie Great House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 1, 2017. With seven photos from 1977.

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
National Historic Landmarks	Fort Christian Skytsborg St. Thomas Synagogue
Districts	Botany Bay Archeological District Charlotte Amalie Historic District Hassel Island Historic District Hull Bay Archeological District Krum Bay Archeological District Magens Bay Archeological District
Other properties	Bordeaux Estate Botany Bay Estate Brewers Bay Estate Havensight Estate Neltjeberg Estate Niesky Estate Perseverance Hamburg-America Shipping Line Administrative Offices Mafolie Great House New Herrnhut Moravian Church Tutu Plantation House Venus Hill
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands

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