National Register of Historic Places

Slob Historic District

Christiansted, St. Croix County, U.S. Virgin Islands
Listed
November 12, 1987
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
87001929

About this property

Slob Historic District, near Christiansted, Virgin Islands, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing included nine contributing buildings, three contributing structures, and a contributing site on 9 acres (3.6 ha). It was a large sugar plantation, started in the mid-1700s and owned by the Bodkin family until 1784. The estate included a factory building, a water mill tower, a great house built around 1750, and a slave village. Slaves were emancipated in 1848, and the estate declined and was largely used for grazing sheep and cattle. In 1878, workers rioted over low wages and the plantation was burned. It has also been known as Estate Slob, as Body Slob, and as Slob. The slave village was the birthplace of Cyril King, the island of St. Croix's first native-born governor. The district also includes the stables and an 1840s factory building. The Slob Historic District includes the Great House and five slave cottages from the late 1700s and two from the early 1800s in the slave village. It is located north of Centerline Rd., about 6 miles (10 km) west of Christiansted, on the east side of a cemetery. Flickr photo of Great House in use by Department of Health,

Location

Christiansted, St. Croix County, U.S. Virgin Islands
17.73024, -64.77123

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTUREHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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When was Slob Historic District listed on the National Register?

Slob Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1987.

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Slob Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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