West St Croix - Estate Whim Plantation House Museum

The Estate Whim Plantation Museum is one of St Croix's premium attractions reflecting the glory days of the sugar cane industry. Built in the 1790s, the estate originally stood on 150ac/61ha of land and was built in the neoclassical architectural style.

At the heart of the museum grounds stands the fully restored and furnished great house that is built from coral, limestone and rubble walls bonded with molasses mortar.

The house is 95ft/29m in length and 35ft/11m in width.

The museum grounds feature steam engines, wind and animal mills, a bathhouse and cookhouse, caretaker's cottage and slave quarters. Other buildings function as the museum shop and exhibit galleries.

Also on the grounds is the tombstone of Anna Heegaard, the black companion of Governor von Scholten. The estate is listed on the National Registry of Historic Landmarks.