Estate Judith's Fancy, Historic plantation estate in Saint Croix, US.

Estate Judith's Fancy is a former sugarcane plantation 4 miles northwest of Christiansted on Saint Croix. Its 3.6-acre site holds stone ruins of a sugar factory, a windmill that drew water, the chimney of a later steam mill and a small house. The T-shaped factory has a two-story section 22 by 96 feet, an 18.5 by 36 foot boiling room and a one-story cookhouse with a charcoal stove.

The site served as the government headquarters during the French occupation of St. Croix from 1651 to 1665, under the ownership of the Knights of Malta. In 1766 it was known as Hemmers Plantation or Hemmersfryd. The great house was built in 1733, and the property later became a sugarcane plantation with a factory, windmill, and steam mill.

The remaining buildings show how sugar production worked in the Caribbean and what building techniques people used at that time. You can still see today how daily life looked on such a plantation.

The grounds lie northwest of Christiansted and are easily accessible for visitors who want to understand Caribbean history. Sturdy shoes are recommended since the grounds consist of multiple areas that are explored on foot.

The estate was recorded as Hemmers Plantation or Hemmersfryd in 1766; Pieter Heyliger, a major landowner in the late 1800s, later renamed it Judith's Fancy after his daughter. The 3.6-acre property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 with six contributing sites.