Hibbert House or Headquarters House was built as a dwelling house, the result of a wager with three merchants to build the most beautiful house in Kingston. The other rival houses were "Constantine House", on High Hilborn Street, "Bull House" on North Street, and "Harmony Hall" on Hanover Street, all now destroyed. Hibbert House is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust on 79 Duke Street. Built by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy young English Merchant, in 1755, Hibbert had arrived in Jamaica in 1734.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Hibbert house, Jamaica
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Hibbert House or Headquarters House was built as a dwelling house, the result of a wager with three merchants to build the most beautiful house in Kingston. The other rival houses were "Constantine House", on High Hilborn Street, "Bull House" on North Street, and "Harmony Hall" on Hanover Street, all now destroyed. Hibbert House is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust on 79 Duke Street. Built by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy young English Merchant, in 1755, Hibbert had arrived in Jamaica in 1734.
Hibbert House or Headquarters House was built as a dwelling house, the result of a wager with three merchants to build the most beautiful house in Kingston. The other rival houses were "Constantine House", on High Hilborn Street, "Bull House" on North Street, and "Harmony Hall" on Hanover Street, all now destroyed. Hibbert House is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust on 79 Duke Street. Built by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy young English Merchant, in 1755, Hibbert had arrived in Jamaica in 1734.
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