October is Heritage Month: Celebrate Jamaica's Cultural Legacy
Join JNHT for a month of exhibitions, guided tours, lectures, and community events celebrating Jamaica's rich and diverse cultural heritage across all 14 parishes.
Preserving Jamaica's
Cultural Heritage
The Statutory Authority for Heritage Preservation Since 1958
Explore the Registry →Our Mission
The Jamaica National Heritage Trust is the statutory body charged with the identification, protection, preservation, and presentation of Jamaica's material cultural heritage. From Taino archaeological sites to colonial-era fortifications, great houses, churches, and monuments of national significance — we safeguard the physical reminders of Jamaica's rich and diverse history for future generations.
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Heritage Properties
Seville Heritage Park
St. Ann
Ruins of Jamaica's first Spanish settlement with Taíno, African, and European heritage.
Fort Charles
Kingston
Jamaica's oldest fort (1656) in historic Port Royal, once commanded by Nelson.
Headquarters House
Kingston
Georgian townhouse (1755) and JNHT headquarters on Duke Street, Kingston.
Rose Hall Great House
St. James
Restored 1770s Georgian mansion, home of the legendary White Witch of Rose Hall.
Port Royal
Kingston
Sunken 17th-century pirate capital — one of the world's top underwater archaeological sites.
Spanish Town Historic Square
St. Catherine
Former capital's civic square with Georgian architecture and the Rodney Memorial.
Devon House
St. Andrew
Stunning 1881 mansion built by Jamaica's first Black millionaire, now a museum and landmark.
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Latest Dispatches
Falmouth Georgian District Restoration Enters Phase III
Major restoration work continues in Falmouth's historic district, preserving one of the Caribbean's finest collections of Georgian architecture for future generations.