King's House on Hope Road is the official residence of the Governor-General of Jamaica — the representative of the Crown, and the ceremonial head of state in the Westminster system that Jamaica has maintained since independence in 1962. The house stands on Hope Road, a short distance from the Bob Marley Museum, and its grounds are occasionally open to the public for cultural events and the annual National Day celebration.
The building is a substantial colonial-era mansion set in large, well-maintained grounds with mature tropical trees. It is not a museum and is not accessible for casual visits, but the exterior is visible from the road and the Hope Road setting — with King's House, Jamaica House, and Devon House all within a kilometre of each other — makes this one of the more interesting stretches of the city for understanding how post-colonial Jamaica organised its institutional landscape.