Architecture of Jamaica
Lighthouse
The architecture of Jamaica is somewhat limited as no true buildings exist from the pre-Columbian times. Even the first settlers left little behind as most early architecture was made from wood or other local resources that have been lost to time. Today nearly every architectural piece of note is in the capital of Kingston, although numerous sugar plantation mansions are sporadically spread across the island.
Many of the oldest buildings in Jamaica today were built in the late 1700s and later. During this time the Georgian style was popular and was adopted in Jamaica with some significant changes. Of these early structures, those still standing tend to be civil projects, such as government buildings and train stations.