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Dream House | Unusual Hellshire Hills mansion is 55-y-o businessman’s wish come true

Published:Sunday | June 16, 2024 | 12:07 AMBarry Rattray - Contributor
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One of six distinctive bathrooms.
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One of six distinctive bathrooms.
There are a total of six bedrooms. This one opens unusually into its own sitting room.
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There are a total of six bedrooms. This one opens unusually into its own sitting room.
The dining room is furnished in antique reproductions.
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The dining room is furnished in antique reproductions.
A home gym on the upper floor.
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A home gym on the upper floor.
The heated spa and swimming pool.
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The heated spa and swimming pool.
A showy house that stands out in its community.
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A showy house that stands out in its community.
A section of the one-of-a-kind kitchen.
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A section of the one-of-a-kind kitchen.
The walls of the movie theatre are unlike what you could ever have imagined.
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The walls of the movie theatre are unlike what you could ever have imagined.
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Photographic images provide a descriptive commentary on this featured home and engage us far more emotionally than words ever could.

This ornate house of marble, granite, porcelain, and considerably more finishes, occupies almost 7,000-square-foot on one third of an acre, on the lower slopes of Johnson Hill, Hellshire Hills, St Catherine. Its 55-year-old proud possessor is one of downtown Kingston’s foremost purveyors of shoes and clothing. The owner of Bobby’s, he never thought he would own a house like this.

Barry Rattray is a dream house designer and builder. Email feedback to barryrattray1@hotmail.com and lifestyle@gleanerjm.com.