Preliminary Report on the Architecture of Par Force Great House, Reef Bay, Virgin Islands National Park as Revealed by Archeological Testing
Reaves RW. 1988. Preliminary Report on the Architecture of Par Force Great House, Reef Bay, Virgin Islands National Park as Revealed by Archeological Testing. Southeast Archeological Center National Park Service: Tallahassee, Florida
Between August 2 and August 12, 1988, the Southeast Archeological Center conducted test excavations around the foundations of the Par Force Great House at Reef Bay in the Virgin Islands National Park. The primary purpose of these excavations was to provide information useful to the Historic Architecture Division for planning appropriate measures for stabilizing and restoring the structure. Five 1 x 1 meter test units were excavated both inside and outside of the Great House, the west side of the Great House was mapped in some detail, and physical remains now in ruins were professionally observed and interpretations of form and function were formulated. These investigations seem to indicate two different periods of construction at Par Force Great House. While the detailed analyses of the artifactual remains have not yet been conducted to confirm or deny these assumptions, it is assumed that these represent the two historically recorded rebuildings of the Great House, one in the eighteenth century and one in the nineteenth century.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Reaves, Roy
- Date of Issue
- 1988
- Units
- VIIS
- Keywords
- Construction, excavation, Investigation, Restoration, Survey