Enid M. Baa Public Library Review

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Enid M. Baa Public Library

  • Address: Main St., Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
  • Phone: 340/774-0630

Fodor's Review:

Like so many other structures on the north side of Main Street, this large pink building is a typical 18th-century town house. The library was once the home of merchant and landowner Baron von Bretton. He and other merchants built their houses (stores downstairs, living quarters above) across from the brick warehouses on the south side of the street. This is the island's first recorded fireproof building, meaning it was built of ballast brick instead of wood. Its interior of high ceilings and cool stone floors is the perfect refuge from the afternoon sun. You can browse through historic papers or just sit in the breeze by an open window reading the paper.

  • Open: Weekdays 9-5, Sat. 10-3
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