Frederiksted Historic District

Parks and historic sites St. Croix FrederikstedLast verified October 31, 2026

The Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower framed by royal palms on the Frederiksted waterfront, with vendor tents and the red walls of Fort Frederik nearby — Eliza James-McBean Clock Tower

A red-roofed historic building with an arched ground-floor arcade in Frederiksted — Arcaded building in Frederiksted

The Frederiksted Historic District is the old town of Frederiksted, the port on St. Croix's West End, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Danish West India and Guinea Company approved a town at the western end of the island in 1751 and named it for King Frederik V. The Register record notes Georgian, Late Victorian and Gothic Revival buildings and marks 1752, 1848 and 1878 as key years: the start of Fort Frederik, the emancipation revolt and the labor uprising known as the Fireburn. Fort Frederik, a contributing building at the north end of the waterfront, is now a museum, the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is at 10 Strand Street, and cruise ships tie up at the Frederiksted Pier. The Department of Tourism suggests seeing historic Frederiksted on a walking tour. There is street parking on Strand Street.

Services

National Register historic district
Fort Frederik museum and the Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts
Street parking on Strand Street

How we checked

Last verified on October 31, 2026. We checked it against the sources below.

Source: National Park Service NPGallery, National Register record for the Frederiksted Historic District (NRIS 76001853), https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76001853 (published 1976; Late Victorian, Georgian and Gothic Revival styles; significant years 1752, 1848 and 1878); National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/places/fort-frederiksted-usvi.htm (town approved 1751 and named for Frederik V, fort begun 1752, 1848 Emancipation Revolt, 1878 Fireburn, fort is a contributing property to the district); USVI Department of Tourism, https://www.visitusvi.com/experience/history-and-heritage/ (walking tour of historic Frederiksted); GoToStCroix, https://www.gotostcroix.com/discover/points-interest/fort-frederik/ (street parking on Strand Street) and https://www.gotostcroix.com/discover/points-interest/frederiksted-pier-2/ (cruise ship pier); Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts, https://www.cmcarts.org/ (10 Strand Street); all accessed 2026-10-31. Map point: GNIS feature 1613945, 'Frederiksted' (Populated Place).

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Around Frederiksted

The red walls of Fort Frederik on the Frederiksted waterfront, with green hills rising behind the town — Frederiksted, St. Croix

The Frederiksted cruise pier leading to the town waterfront, with the red walls of Fort Frederik, the clock tower and green hills behind — Frederiksted, St. Croix

Rooftops of Christiansted and its harbor seen from Recovery Hill, with the reef and open sea beyond — Christiansted, St. Croix