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This charming home was built in 1860 by Scottish engineer Robert Notman for his wife Mary and their daughter Jane. Mr. Notman came to St. Thomas to help build what is now the West Indian Company Dock and was the Superintendent for the Royal English Steam Ship Packet Company.

Villa Notman is one of the sixteen houses on the island built out of the handsome native stone augite andesite which is known locally as blue bitch, because it is very hard to cleave; in combination with yellow "ballast" brick which was carried as cargo to stabilize ships traveling from Europe to the West Indies.

The house has an exeptional cast iron double balcony imported from New Orleans. The top floor showcases four exhibit rooms with period West Indian, European and American antique furniture that ties together the points of the Triangle Trade. The house also has a fragrance garden with Bay Rum trees and Plumeria or Frangipani, used in making perfume.