St. James Heritage Sites

Welcome to the JNHT St. James Heritage Sites.

Flagstaff - Site of a small Maroon community and features considerably in the Maroons Wars which begun in 1795
Salter's Hill Baptist - Voluntarily constructed by enslaved Africans in 1825
St. James Parish Church - was built between 1775 and 1782.
St. Mary's Anglican - situated on the Montpelier Estate, which dates back to the days of slavery.
Historic Court House (Mobay) - Built in or around 1774, an important monument in St. James' history.
Fort Montego - It housed four 12 pounder guns and five smaller guns.
Goodwill - established after the abolition of slavery and in 1840 it was still in its infancy.
Greenwood Great House - built in 1790 by The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Rose Hall Great House - built in the mid 19th Century by George Ash for John Palmer, Custos of St. Thomas for £30,000.
1 King Street - the property at this location was formerly the Manse of the Burchell Baptist Church.
Sam Sharpe Square -The square includes several heritage structures: the Sam Sharpe Monument, the Cage, the Civic Centre and the Freedom Monument and a fountain.
Barnett Street Police Station - dates back to the late 19th century, constructed of cut stone
Grove Hill House - built in the early 18th century. The house is a two storey Georgian structure
Old Slave Ring - It is said that on this site prospective buyers viewed the slaves as they were paraded and auctioned.
The Dome - erected over the source of the creek in Montego Bay.
Town House - A keystone on the arch suggests that the Town House was built in 1776.
North Coast Highway - a government initiative to improve the entire stretch of north coast road
Anchovy Railway Station - erected around 1894, a two storey Jamaica/Georgian timber structure
Cambridge Railway Station - built around 1894, a two-storey timber building
Catadupa Railway Station - constructed in 1895, a two-storey Jamaica/Georgian timber structure
Montego Bay Railway Station - built around 1894, a simple timber building.
Montpelier Railway Station- a uniquely designed building which demonstrates Jamaica/Georgian architecture with Victorian elements.
Burchell Memorial Church - The Church was established in 1824 with 12 members under the care of the