- City:
- St. Croix, VIRGIN-ISLANDS
- Site Type:
- Penal Facilities, Military and Public Safety
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1936
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration carried out repair work at the Richmond Penitentiary in the vicinity of Christiansted. The repair work included roof repairs after fire-related damage. Today, the facilities are vacant and in an advanced state of disrepair.
Source notes
National Archives, RG 55, Records of the Government of the Virgin Islands, Annual Reports of the Governor and subordinate offices, 1935-37, Box 5 [Annual Report of the Public Works Department]Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on September 3, 2017.
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