7 3 8 ▁to ▁ 1 7 4 9 ), ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁India ▁and ▁Guinea ▁Company ▁W are house ▁( 1 7 4 9 ), ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Our ▁Lord ▁S aba oth ▁Ste e ple ▁Building ▁( 1 7 5 3 ), ▁Custom s ▁House ▁( built ▁ 1 8 4 0 - 1 8 4 2 ), ▁the ▁Sc ale ▁House ▁( 1 8 5 6 ), ▁and ▁Government ▁House ▁( 1 7 4 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁India ▁and ▁Guinea ▁Company ▁held ▁slave ▁au ctions ▁within ▁the ▁w alled ▁comp ound ▁of ▁their ▁w are house ▁until ▁ 1 8 0 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁slave ▁trade ▁was ▁out la wed . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 3 5 , ▁Christian sted ▁was ▁developed ▁using ▁a ▁grid ▁system . ▁The ▁Building ▁Code ▁of ▁ 1 7 4 7 ▁dict ated ▁street ▁width s , ▁set back s , ▁z oning , ▁and ▁building ▁material . ▁ ▁Mason ry ▁structures ▁were ▁the ▁norm ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 7 6 0 s , ▁and ▁ne oc lass ical ▁architecture ▁character ized ▁the ▁colonial ▁government ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 8 ▁on ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁French ▁fort ification ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁h urr icane . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁protected ▁commerce ▁from ▁pi racy ▁and ▁private ers , ▁plus ▁the ▁local ▁citizens ▁from ▁slave ▁revol ts . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Dan ish ▁govern ors ▁were