NEVIS, WEST INDIES

"...parts of the house date back to the 1700's"

Butler’s House sits on the 17th century site of Butler’s Estate. Indentured servant Colonel Thomas Butler was the Estate’s first recorded owner of the property which once comprised 500 acres and included a thriving sugar mill.

Based on the key stone over the carriage house door, the house or just that part was built in 1867. It is highly likely that parts of the house date back to the 1700’s. Butler's House has had several occupants over the years, including the Maynards, the Wildys, the Evelyns —who own successful businesses on the island—and the Taylors. During Mr. Wildy’s occupancy, Butler’s then second storey was a dancehall.