North Shore Tour

Estate Carambola

A true Caribbean residence, this home has been renovated throughout to enhance expansive views of the Caribbean and Ham’s Bluff and substantial tropical light filtering into its interior.

The floor plan has been edited and refined to allow for an expanded eat-in, gourmet kitchen with an illuminated onyx bar countertop. Coral stone tiles are laid throughout the interior and exterior. Lit soffits enhance the unique collectibles found throughout the residence.

Custom mahogany entry doors set the stage for what is to come — a textbook description of simple and relaxed island elegance.

Estate Clairmont

Estate Clairmont, featured on the cover of Architectural Digest in January 1997, is an old French sugar plantation from the early 1700’s.

Designed by Michael Helm, a well-known British architect based in Tortola, the sugar mill house sits on a breezy knoll in the low-lying mountains overlooking the panoramic North shore and was renovated to be one of the premier homes in the Virgin Islands.

The 5-foot thick walls of the sugar mill house an old-world kitchen with a 20-foot ceiling, antique tiles from the 1700s, mahogany cabinets and hidden pantry. A vaulted entrance hall with old-world sconces brings you into the courtyards, as well as to the entrance of the dining and living room. The living room has antique Dutch ballast brick, old terra-cotta floors and a 20-foot ceiling, and is filled with an enchanting mix of antique plantation furniture and exotic batiks.

Kumpitch Gardens

Nestled on over 5 acres in historic Estate Salt River on the North side of St. Croix, these gardens sit among the ruins of a sugar plantation.  Started over fifty years ago by former owners Priscilla and Hugh Hilder, a master gardener  who was also a founding member of  the St. Georgia Botanical Gardens.  Subsequent owners have added and enhanced the colorful flora and fauna of this historical property. Present owners have preserved and enhanced the gardens using the Historic structures of the mill and its components as  focal points.

Departure Point: Island Center for the Performing Arts

• Cars must start at the departure point in an official caravan where they will be issued instructions and identification.
• NO ONE will be admitted outside of the caravan and without proper identification.
• WE ENCOURAGE CARPOOLING.

Tickets

• $35 per person, cash or charge.
• Advance tickets available at the Whim Museum Office and Schooner Bay Market Place.
• Tickets are also available at departure points on the morning of the tour.
• Tickets are only good for the dates shown.

Photography

• No interior photographs or videos without prior permission from the homeowners.