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“Port Antonio - Folly Great House” PlanetWare.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 17 attractions in Port Antonio
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Traveler Description: This old, crumbling mansion was built in a neo-classical Greek and Roman style, an unusual contrast with the tropical Jamaican countryside.
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Attraction type: Historic site, Landmark/point of interest
Address: On the outskirts of Port Antonio on the way to Trident Village
going east along Rte. A4 Port Antonio
Jamaica

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“Folly Great House”
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4 of 5 stars
LaBreaTourist   3 contributions
La Brea
Mar 24, 2009

There are two stories about this great house the Jamaicans tell me. The first and more popular one is that an American millionaire built it to impress his girlfriend but the structure was never finished and no one ever lived there as it had started to crumble, because the builders made the "folly" of using sea water in its construction.... more

“A Neat Place”
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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
DeFuniak Springs, FL
Feb 7, 2004

The ruins of Folly were definately interesting to see. The house was built in a spectacular location. The house, however, seems to be deteriorating rapidly and becoming quite dangerous. If you get the opportunity to spend a few minutes there, enjoy it, but be careful. more

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Folly Great House Address

On the outskirts of Port Antonio on the way to Trident Village | going east along Rte. A4, Port Antonio, Jamaica