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USVI Historic Buildings Archive
Unveiling History Through Architecture
The Battery
St. John
1774
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The structure was originally built in 1774 as a fortification at Cruz Bay on St. John, then renovated into offices and the governor’s house in 1824 by a free Black man.
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