Gordon House

Gordon House is the meeting place of the Jamaica Parliament, located at 81 Duke Street in , close to the old parliament building headquarters. The house serves as the meeting place of both the Senate and the House of Representatives since independence on August 6, 1962…
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  • Type: Government office
  • Description: Jamaican government building
  • Also known as: “George William Gordon House”
  • Address: 81 Duke Street, Kingston

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sha’are Shalom Synagogue and Sabina Park.

Synagogue
The Sha'are Shalom Synagogue, officially the Kahal Kadosh Sha'are Shalom, also known as the United Congregation of Israelites, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the city of , on the island of . is situated 120 metres northeast of Gordon House.

Stadium
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is a cricket in . It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in Jamaica. is situated 1 km northeast of Gordon House.

Hospital
EKingston Public Hospital is a public general hospital in , . It is the oldest public hospital in Jamaica and is the main hospital in south eastern Jamaica. is situated 550 metres west of Gordon House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kingston and Tivoli Gardens.

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, the capital and largest city of , is nestled on the southeastern coast of the island. Visitors often come to the birthplaces of reggae.

Neighborhood
is a in . Developed as a renewal project between 1963 and 1965, the neighbourhood continued to suffer from poverty.

Neighborhood
is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in western , . It has a reputation as one of Kingston's more violent areas. It was named in memory of Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica 1935–1938.

Gordon House

Latitude
17.97416° or 17° 58′ 27″ north
Longitude
-76.79059° or 76° 47′ 26″ west
Open location code
7795X6F5+MQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 375256354
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q100526121
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Gordon House” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “高登大厦”
  • French: “Georges William Gordon House”
  • French: “Gordon House”
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ Gordon (Jamaica)”
  • Igbo: “Ụlọ Gordon”
  • Russian: “Дом Джорджа Уильяма Гордона”

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