Friedensfeld Midlands Moravian Church And Manse
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. 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.
The church may have been prefabricated in Germany and assembled by German craftsmen plus local builders.
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.
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General interior view of the nave
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South stair to the balcony
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Railing of balcony
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East gable with projeting sacristy
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) With four photos from 1976.
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