Montego Bay Railway Station


Montego Bay Railway
Station

Parish: St. James

The Montego Bay Railway Station is a simple timber building. Several timber posts with finger-like timber brackets help to support a gable end zinc roof. Solid recessed panel doors and sash windows are fixtures used throughout the building. This Railway Station was built around 1894.


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FORTS

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COURTHOUSES

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HISTORIC SCHOOLS

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