Lawaetz Museum
Museums and attractionsSt. CroixLast verified October 31, 2026
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The Lawaetz Museum (also called the Lawaetz Family Museum) is the estate house of Little La Grange, near Frederiksted. Its owners grew sugar cane from 1776; Danish farmer Carl Lawaetz bought the estate in 1896 and raised cattle there, and his family kept it for a century. Little La Grange Farm, an organic farm managed by Ridge to Reef Farm, has run the museum since 2015. Guided tours of the furnished house take about 45 minutes and cost $20; the last starts at 2 p.m. From November 15 to August 15, walk-in tours run Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; the rest of the year, tours are by appointment only, requested on the farm's website. Walking the grounds is free. From Frederiksted, drive north about half a mile, turn right on Mahogany Road and go 1.2 miles east to the farm sign; park beside the great house.
Services
- Guided house tours, about 45 minutes, $20
- Walk-in tours on Saturdays, November 15 to August 15
- Grounds free to walk
- Farm store, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Parking beside the great house
How we checked
Last verified on October 31, 2026. The business has not reviewed this listing.
Source: Little La Grange Farm and Lawaetz Museum, https://www.llgfarm.com/ (farm established in 2015 to run an organic farm and the Lawaetz Museum, under management by Ridge to Reef Farm and backed by the Lawaetz family, National Register listing), https://www.llgfarm.com/tours.html (walk-in tours Saturdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from November 15 to August 15, appointment only from August 16 to November 14, 45 minutes, $20, last tour at 2 p.m., RSVP form, grounds free to walk, memorial garden and aqueducts), https://www.llgfarm.com/directions.html (route from Frederiksted by Mahogany Road, parking beside the great house) and https://www.llgfarm.com/farm-store.html (farm store Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.); St. Croix Landmarks Society, https://www.stcroixlandmarks.org/history/lawaetz-family/ (owners grew sugar cane from 1776, purchase on April 7, 1896, cattle, family tenure of a hundred years); USVI Department of Tourism, https://www.visitusvi.com/experience/must-visit-cultural-attractions (Little La Grange Farm and Lawaetz Museum, docent- or self-guided tours, farm shop); GoToStCroix, https://www.gotostcroix.com/discover/points-interest/lawaetz-family-museum/ (copyright 2026; valley northeast of Frederiksted, Saturday hours, 45 minutes, $20, last tour at 2 p.m., on-site parking); National Park Service NPGallery, https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001854 (Little La Grange, National Register 1976); all accessed 2026-10-31. GoToStCroix gives the phone 340-772-1539 and SeeCurrents, https://seecurrents.com/listing/lawaetz-museum/, gives 340-220-0466; the museum's own site gives neither, so no phone is listed. The St. Croix Landmarks Society no longer lists the museum among the properties it runs.
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