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Bellevue Great House, Orange Hall

Site details

Status
Declared
Date
29 March 2001
Category
Great Houses
Parish
St. Ann

About this site

Bellevue Great House is situated in the parish of St. Ann. Archaeological evidence points to the fact that the House is situated on an extensive Taino site. In fact, there are two separate Taino sites on the property. In 1982, the only gold artifact ever found in Jamaica was unearthed there. The artifact is a gold disc dated AD 600-800, which was probably used as an eye or earplug for the Taino Zemis, religious/ceremonial gods. The artifact is now housed by the Facey family.

The land which forms Bellevue property was granted to Captain John Davis. Davis Town in the parish was alleged to be named after John Wilson Davis, the son of Thomas Davis of Bellevue (1745-1834)

Bellevue Great House is a typical example of Jamaican vernacular architecture.

Bellevue Great House is a private property.

Bellevue Great House