▁initi ative ▁of ▁concerned ▁local ▁citizens . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁historic ▁structures ▁and ▁grounds ▁within ▁its ▁boundaries , ▁and ▁to ▁interpret ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁economy ▁and ▁way ▁of ▁life ▁between ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁including ▁colonial ▁administration , ▁military ▁and ▁naval ▁establishment , ▁international ▁trade ▁( including ▁slave ▁trade ), ▁religious ▁divers ity , ▁architecture , ▁tr ades , ▁and ▁crime ▁and ▁pun ishment . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁renamed ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁historic ▁areas ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service , ▁the ▁historic ▁site ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁, ▁the ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁planned ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁its ▁cent enn ial ▁with ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁re h abil itate ▁the ▁main ▁w are house ▁facility ▁into ▁a ▁slave ▁trade ▁museum , ▁and ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁complex ▁to ▁its ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁His pan ic ▁Heritage ▁S ites ▁( U . S . ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Park s : ▁Index ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 3 . ▁Washington : ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁N PS : ▁Official ▁Christian sted ▁National ▁Historic ▁Site ▁website ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Historic