Hey, lovely
readers!
Today, we
went for a visit to the Devon House in Kingston.
It is quite
the grand mansion, is it not? We had a short-guided tour of the area which
lasted for roughly twenty minutes. (After that, we were given free ice cream!) During
the tour, we saw extravagant rooms, and learned a bit about the history of the
house also. I will share some of what we learned here;
George Stiebel.
The Devon
House was built in the late 1800s by a man called George Stiebel. He was
Jamaica’s first black millionaire, and earned money from transporting cargo and
smart investments. An incredible feat, considering that he must have met a lot
of resistance because of his skin colour. Devon House was only one of 99
properties which he owned, since owning 100 properties or more were illegal in
Jamaica at the time. We were also told about all the Jamaica, Caribbean, English and French antiques and artefacts which previously
belonged to the different owners of the house. There have been many owners of
the mansion through the times, too many to list up here, but it is today a
house museum and National Heritage site. Some more pictures of the Devon House;
We all enjoyed the trip to the trip to the Devon House, and the ice cream shop there
only made it better. It has been a good day.
-Inger
Marie
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