The stone house
Grey with green shutters.
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The Museum of Nevis History is in a two-storey stone house on the waterfront of Charlestown, the capital of Nevis. Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of the United States, was born in this house. It has grey stone walls, green shutters and a small garden with a bronze statue of Hamilton. The original house was built around 1680, destroyed by an earthquake in 1840 and restored in 1983. The ground floor is a museum of island history, and the upper floor holds the Nevis Island Assembly. Charlestown itself became the main town after a sea wave flooded the island's first town in 1680, and in the 18th century it was a naval base and a resort known for its mineral waters. The museum shows pieces of Nevis history, from the first peoples to the plantation era and independence, with a corner on Hamilton's life. The garden looks out over the sea and the pier. The town has old stone houses with wooden upper floors, built that way because of earthquakes. The museum is under 1 km from the Charlestown ferry pier. The ferry from Basseterre takes about 45 minutes. There is a small entry fee; we found no current official price.
Grey with green shutters.
In the garden.
First peoples to independence.
Waterfront, Charlestown, Nevis
By ferry from Basseterre, about 45 minutes.
The Nevis Island Assembly chamber.