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 . 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 Diocese of Jamaica . This house was destroyed by an earthquake in 1907
an earthquake in 1907
1907 Kingston earthquake
King's House, Jamaica