Hibbert House

Hibbert House
Hibbert House
	Hibbert House, 79 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica.
Former names	Headquarters House
General information
Address	79 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica
Coordinates	17°58′25″N 76°47′27″W / 17.973646°N 76.790727°W
Construction started	1755
Completed	1755
Owner	Jamaica National Heritage Trust

Hibbert House, also known as Headquarters House, is the head office of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. It is located at 79 Duke Street in Kingston, Jamaica. It was built in 1755 by Thomas Hibbert, a wealthy English merchant, to serve as his residence. Hibbert migrated to Kingston in 1734, at a time when Jamaica was becoming the wealthiest of the British Caribbean islands and the largest single destination of African slaves. In the early 1750s, he formed a partnership with Nathaniel Sprigg to serve as factors for slaves, purchasing them off the ships from Africa and reselling them to planters and others in Jamaica. Hibbert also helped found a major West Indian house in London, trading in sugar and rum.