Danish Customs House

This building was the third stop in the local chain of commerce. After conducting business at the Scales and Guinea Company Warehouse, merchants and planters paid import and export taxes here to Danish customs officials in the ground-floor offices. It was also linked to other historic structures, most of which were neoclassical architecture modified for the tropics, with louvered windows to regulate light and air flow, outer shutters for hurricane protection, and second-floor awnings on sun-facing walls. Its architecture reflected cultural life and a mix of European and island styles.

Saint Croix