Tutu, also known as Estate Tutu is one of the seven
administrative subdistricts on
Saint Thomas island in the
United States Virgin Islands
The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and an unincorporated and organized territory ...
. It is located in eastern St. Thomas and is mostly made up of the second-largest town in the U.S.V.I.,
Anna's Retreat in the Tutu Valley, sometimes nicknamed Tutu. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2010 the population was 6,867, which is down from 8,197 in 2000 and further down from 9,100 in the U.S. Census of 1990. Tutu is known as a densely populated residential area and is second only to the territorial capital of
Charlotte Amalie in terms of highest
population density
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on the island of Saint Thomas. It is home to approximately 20 percent of the island population and has a total area of 1.5 square miles. There have been numerous excavations in an area known as the Tutu Archaeological Village Site, which has discovered numerous artifacts from the native
Arawak people
The Arawak are a group of indigenous peoples of northern South America and of the Caribbean. Specifically, the term "Arawak" has been applied at various times to the Lokono of South America and the Taíno, who historically lived in the Greater ...
who inhabited the area in the
pre-Columbian era
In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era spans from the Migration to the New World, original settlement of North and South America in the Upper Paleolithic period through European colonization of the Americas, European colonization, w ...
.
Places of interest
* Tillet Gardens Center for the Arts: an arts community named for its founder, British textile designer and painter Jim Tillett. It is home to numerous artists’ galleries and studios, including for instance Ridvan Studio, a working clay studio, and FStop, which is a photo gallery. There are numerous musical performances and activities taking place at the Tillett Gardens, including the Classics in the Gardens, which is a classical music series presented outdoors after dark, and the annual Arts Alive fair which is held every November. It was opened in 1959 and is said to have the greatest collection of Virgin Islands’ art.
* Pistarckle Theater: a 100-seat theater, which offers summer film series and acting classes, in addition to their six annual productions.
* Tutu Park Mall: the first shopping mall built in the U.S.V.I and now home to the largest store on the island, ''Plaza Extra'', and more than fifty other retail shops.
[Potter, Susanna Henighan (2013). ''Moon Virgin Islands''. Avalon Travel. Page 64. .]
The
Tutu Plantation House
Tutu Plantation House in the Tutu subdistrict of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, was built in 1813. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The listing included two contributing buildings.
It was deemed significant a ...
, built c.1803, survived as of 1976, and was listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
.
References
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