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Description: 32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the corner of the house frame

Title32 Duke Street, iron strap securing the corner of the house frame

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleArchitect

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsUnknown

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsArchitecture, British colonialRoofs--Design and constructionArchitecture--Jamaica

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3. Heat and Hurricanes

Louis P. Nelson

Architecture and Empire in Jamaica

~Until the recent construction of the vast cruise ship terminal that landlocked the building, John Tharp’s townhouse in Falmouth overlooked the harbor of this late eighteenth-century...

Author

Louis P. Nelson

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.65-96

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00257.004

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21443&redirecttoanchor=67360

Chapter subject tags:Architecture, British colonialDomestic architecture--Jamaica--18th centurySugar plantations--Caribbean Area--HistorySugar plantations--Jamaica--HistoryAnglo-Jamaican architecture--18th centuryGreat Britain--Colonies--History--18th centuryArchitecture and climate--Caribbean AreaArchitecture, Domestic--African influences--18th centuryPlazas--Caribbean Area--18th centuryNatural disasters--Caribbean Area--18th centurySlavery--Caribbean Area--HistorySlavery--Jamaica--History

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Hibbert House, M roof

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House, M roof

Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof system

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof...

Hibbert House, lead gutters in roof system

Hyde Hall, common rafter system

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Hyde Hall, common rafter system

Good Hope boiling house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1725–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Good Hope boiling house

Seville plantation, reconstructed mud-walled slave quarter

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Seville plantation, reconstructed...

Seville plantation, reconstructed mud-walled slave quarter

Plan of Phase 1 of Stewart Castle (1760s) showing fire range through loopholes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Phase 1 of Stewart Castle...

Plan of Phase 1 of Stewart Castle (1760s) showing fire range through loopholes

Arcadia plantation, slave barracks

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1800–1825

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Arcadia plantation, slave barracks

18 Pitt Street, with kitchen and quarter dependency to its side

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

18 Pitt Street, with kitchen and quarter...

18 Pitt Street, with kitchen and quarter dependency to its side

Hibbert House, interior showing ground-floor archway and stair beyond

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House, interior showing...

Hibbert House, interior showing ground-floor archway and stair beyond

Phoenix plantation, barracks quarters

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Phoenix plantation, barracks quarters

7 King Street, typical arch defining the entrance into the hall from the passage

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

7 King Street, typical arch defining the...

7 King Street, typical arch defining the entrance into the hall from the passage

Reconstructed plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish, late eighteenth century

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Reconstructed plan of Mount Plenty, St....

Reconstructed plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish, late eighteenth century

Floors in Wales, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Floors in Wales, detail

Bromley, foundation wall with embedded loopholes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Bromley, foundation wall with embedded...

Bromley, foundation wall with embedded loopholes

Kew Park

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationWestmoreland Parish, Jamaica

Kew Park

Roehampton great house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1810

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. James Parish, Jamaica

Roehampton great house

Seville plantation, rusticated door surround

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1740–1750

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Seville plantation, rusticated door...

Seville plantation, rusticated door surround

Description: Venetian window in office of the works at Orange Valley, overlooking the boiling...

Venetian window in office of the works at Orange Valley, overlooking the boiling house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationOrange Valley, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica

Venetian window in office of the works...

Venetian window in office of the works at Orange Valley, overlooking the boiling house

Thomas Davidson House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKing Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Thomas Davidson House

Cardiff Hall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1725–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Cardiff Hall

Plan of Good Hope great house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Good Hope great house

Untitled view of a Jamaican great house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1820–1830

Object typeDrawing

LocationPrivate collection

Untitled view of a Jamaican great house

23 Market Street

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

23 Market Street

View of Falmouth

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsOil on canvas

LocationNational Gallery of Jamaica, Kingston

View of Falmouth

Aqueduct at Mona plantation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Andrew Parish, Jamaica

Aqueduct at Mona plantation

Cardiff Hall, Doric entablature, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1789

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Cardiff Hall, Doric entablature, detail

Hyde Hall, interior with exposed nogging

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Hyde Hall, interior with exposed nogging

Hibbert House, view of rear courtyard

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House, view of rear courtyard

Barrett House, first floor and lot plan

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Barrett House, first floor and lot plan

A Front View of Hamden House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleDraftsman

Object typeDrawing

LocationGlasgow City Archives and Special Collections

A Front View of Hamden House

Arcadia

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Arcadia

Colbeck Castle

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1750–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Catherine Parish, Jamaica

Colbeck Castle

Colbeck Castle, view of the northeast outbuilding

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1750–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Catherine Parish, Jamaica

Colbeck Castle, view of the northeast...

Colbeck Castle, view of the northeast outbuilding

House and site plan, 7 Lower Harbour, Falmouth, Jamaica

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

House and site plan, 7 Lower Harbour,...

House and site plan, 7 Lower Harbour, Falmouth, Jamaica

Elevation drawing of Tharp House showing the nogged wall construction

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Elevation drawing of Tharp House showing...

Elevation drawing of Tharp House showing the nogged wall construction

Plan of the upper residential floor of 7 Upper Harbour Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of the upper residential floor of 7...

Plan of the upper residential floor of 7 Upper Harbour Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Mount Plenty, north elevation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1770

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Mount Plenty, north elevation

Good Hope great house, interior view with jalousies between rooms

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1790

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Good Hope great house, interior view...

Good Hope great house, interior view with jalousies between rooms

Description: Plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, as it stood by the mid-nineteenth...

Plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, as it stood by the mid-nineteenth century

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish,...

Plan of Mount Plenty, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, as it stood by the mid-nineteenth century

Thomas Vermont House, hall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

Location17 Market Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Thomas Vermont House, hall

Plan of Colbeck Castle, second (main) floor

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Colbeck Castle, second (main)...

Plan of Colbeck Castle, second (main) floor

Edinburgh Castle

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Edinburgh Castle

Tryall plantation, overshot water wheel

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. James Parish, Jamaica

Tryall plantation, overshot water wheel

Stokes Hall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1675–1700

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Thomas in the East Parish, Jamaica

Stokes Hall

Plan of Colbeck Castle terrace

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Colbeck Castle terrace

Hermitage, roof framing

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1700

Object typeArchitecture

LocationNevis, Leeward Islands

Hermitage, roof framing

Stewart Castle ruins

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1760–1770

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Stewart Castle ruins

7 Upper Harbour Street, exterior

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

7 Upper Harbour Street, exterior

Hyde Hall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Hyde Hall

Thomas Vermont House and Store, now the post office

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1830

Object typeArchitecture

Location17 Market Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Thomas Vermont House and Store, now the...

Thomas Vermont House and Store, now the post office

Description: Arcadia plantation, front passage of barracks with doors flanked by jalousies...

Arcadia plantation, front passage of barracks with doors flanked by jalousies opening into each chamber

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1800–1825

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Arcadia plantation, front passage of...

Arcadia plantation, front passage of barracks with doors flanked by jalousies opening into each chamber

Winefields, foundation walls with loopholes flanking the main door

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Winefields, foundation walls with...

Winefields, foundation walls with loopholes flanking the main door

Mount Plenty, north gallery

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1770

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Mount Plenty, north gallery

Wales plantation house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1800–1825

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Wales plantation house

Plan of Phase 2 of Stewart Castle (1790s) showing fire range through loopholes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Phase 2 of Stewart Castle...

Plan of Phase 2 of Stewart Castle (1790s) showing fire range through loopholes

Coach house, Good Hope plantation, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, c. 1790s

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Coach house, Good Hope plantation,...

Coach house, Good Hope plantation, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica, c. 1790s

Mount Plenty plantation, barracks quarters

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Mount Plenty plantation, barracks...

Mount Plenty plantation, barracks quarters

Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Hyde Hall plantation, arcade stair

Hamden plantation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Hamden plantation

Plan of northwest service building, Colbeck Castle

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of northwest service building,...

Plan of northwest service building, Colbeck Castle

Hibbert House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House

Mount Plenty Great House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Mount Plenty Great House

Good Hope water mill

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Good Hope water mill

John Tharp House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1790

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

John Tharp House

Moulton Barrett House

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1795

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

Moulton Barrett House

Plan of Thomas Vermont House, 17 Market Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Thomas Vermont House, 17 Market...

Plan of Thomas Vermont House, 17 Market Street, Falmouth, Jamaica

Good Hope plantation, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1725–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Good Hope plantation, interior

Barrett House shell

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1799

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

Barrett House shell

Phoenix plantation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Phoenix plantation

Description: Hibbert House, view down the rear piazza to the side yard gate and the street...

Hibbert House, view down the rear piazza to the side yard gate and the street beyond

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1755

Object typeArchitecture

LocationKingston, Jamaica

Hibbert House, view down the rear piazza...

Hibbert House, view down the rear piazza to the side yard gate and the street beyond

Moulton-Barrett House, rear elevation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

Moulton-Barrett House, rear elevation

Original front of Good Hope great house

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1725–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Original front of Good Hope great house

Winefields

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Winefields

Seville plantation

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Seville plantation

Arcadia, hall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1820

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Arcadia, hall

Sydney Opera House, under construction

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 22

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1964

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSydney

Sydney Opera House, under construction

Description: Good Hope great house, begun mid-eighteenth century, expanded c. 1790s, Trelawny...

Good Hope great house, begun mid-eighteenth century, expanded c. 1790s, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Good Hope great house, begun...

Good Hope great house, begun mid-eighteenth century, expanded c. 1790s, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica

Cardiff Hall, interior view of hall and stairhall

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1725–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Ann Parish, Jamaica

Cardiff Hall, interior view of hall and...

Cardiff Hall, interior view of hall and stairhall

Plan of Edinburgh Castle, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, 1775–1800

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

Plan of Edinburgh Castle, St. Ann...

Plan of Edinburgh Castle, St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, 1775–1800

Ruinous loophole in foundations of the great house, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1775–1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationOrange Valley, Trelawny Parish, Jamaica

Ruinous loophole in foundations of the...

Ruinous loophole in foundations of the great house, detail

Good Hope plantation, bridge crossing the Martha Brae River

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation datec. 1800

Object typeArchitecture

LocationTrelawny Parish, Jamaica

Good Hope plantation, bridge crossing...

Good Hope plantation, bridge crossing the Martha Brae River

11 Queen Street, yard

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationFalmouth, Jamaica

11 Queen Street, yard

Colbeck Castle

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date1750–1775

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSt. Catherine Parish, Jamaica

Colbeck Castle

Plan of Falmouth, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator roleMapmaker

Creation date1844

Object typeMap/Plan/Diagram

LocationNational Archives of Jamaica, Spanish Town

Plan of Falmouth, detail

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