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  2. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, it behooves purchasers and mortgage lenders to record their deeds or mortgages, respectively, to prevent this outcome. Once an instrument affecting the title to real estate has been recorded, the law holds that everyone is deemed to know of its existence, even if they have not searched the records in the recorder's office.

  3. Hibbert House - Wikipedia

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    "Head-Quarter House, Kingston", illustration of article "Cast-away in Jamaica" by W.E. Sewell, in Harper's Magazine, January 1861. Hibbert House. Headquarters House or "Hibbert House", as it was known up to the time of the owner's death, stands as a reminder of the wealth and power of the Kingston merchants in their glory days.

  4. Recorder of deeds - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of Frederick Douglass in the D.C. Recorder of Deeds Building. Frederick Douglass was the first recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia.. Recorder of deeds or deeds registry is a government office tasked with maintaining public records and documents, especially records relating to real estate ownership that provide persons other than the owner of a property with real rights over ...

  5. King's House, Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    By the year 1690, the first official residence in Jamaica (for use by the governors of Jamaica) was in Port Royal. Another was constructed in Spanish Town in 1762. [ 1 ] When Kingston became the capital of Jamaica in 1872, a new official residence (called King's House) was constructed at the former home of the Anglican lord bishop of the ...

  6. Kingston Parish - Wikipedia

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    Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. [2] Together with neighbouring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the amalgamated Municipal Unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation. [3] The city of Kingston is the parish and national capital. Kingston Parish is 25 km² in area, with a population of 89,057 at the 2011 census. [1]

  7. List of National Heritage Sites in Jamaica - Wikipedia

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    Firefly Estate (Noël Coward's House) Golden Clouds, Oracabessa; Harmony Hall Great House; Wentworth Estate; Lighthouses. Galina Lighthouse; Claude Stuart Park & WWI Cenotaph 20231007 Forts and naval and military monuments. Fort Haldane; Historic sites. Rio Nuevo Battle Site; Public buildings. Old Court House (Port Maria Civic Centre) Statues ...

  8. Half Way Tree - Wikipedia

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    Half Way Tree is a neighbourhood in the city of Kingston, Jamaica.It is the parish capital of St. Andrew. [1]Half Way Tree is served by the Kingston 10 post office. [2]In recent years, as a result of crime and violence in Downtown Kingston and Cross Roads, Half Way Tree has overtaken these areas as the central hub of the capital, Kingston and, perhaps, the busiest thoroughfare in the city.

  9. Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation arms. The Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is a unit of local government in Jamaica. It was formed in 1923 when the parishes of Saint Andrew and Kingston were administratively merged. [1] It is divided into 15 Political Constituencies, which are further subdivided into 40 Electoral Divisions. [2]