Halse Hall
Halse Hall | |
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Former names | Hato de Buena Vista |
General information | |
Status | In use |
Location | Clarendon |
Country | Jamaica |
Coordinates | 17°55′52″N 77°14′52″W / 17.9311°N 77.2478°W |
Completed | c. 1680 |
Halse Hall is a plantation great house in Clarendon, Jamaica.
During the
The Halse Hall Burial-Ground contains a tomb of the Halse family— Major Thomas Halse (d. 1702) and Thomas Halse (d. 1727).[3]
The property belonged to Henry De la Beche who stayed there during 1823–24, while he made his geological survey of Jamaica.[4] His Notes on the present condition of the negroes in Jamaica was based on his experiences on the estate.[5] In December 1835 the estate was owned by the Hibbert family who received £3,523 11s 9d compensation when the 172 enslaved Africans were emancipated. [6]
In 1969 it was purchased by Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica who added another wing. Halse Hall is the oldest English building in Jamaica which is still used as a residence.[7]
References
- ^ Halse Hall, Jamaica Travel and Culture,accessed 18 July 2010
- ^ Halse Hall Great House Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust accessed 18 July 2010
- ^ Historic Jamaica, by Frank Cundall, 1915
- ^ Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche by Lawrence J. Chubb accessed 18 July 2010
- ^ Important people in Jamaican affairs circa 1752 to 1831, accessed 18 July 2010
- ^ "Legacies of British Slave-ownership". University College London. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Halse Hall, Jamaica Travel and Culture, accessed 18 July 2010
External links
- List of Plantation Great Houses in Jamaica