Casino, St George’s
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| Location: | 32°22’54"N, 64°40’32"W |
| Address: | 21 Water Street |
| Built 1716 | |
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Casino, despite its name, is a respectable private house, built as a merchant's house, in the heart of St George's, the old capital of Bermuda. It is in the care of the Bermuda National Trust.
The house was built around 1716, and is a typical 18th century merchant’s house, built close to the wharf-side, with living quarters above and storage below. It has survived relatively unchanged since that time. It has a characteristic 18th century chimney at its western end and Flemish gables at the eastern end.
Joseph Gwynn, a silversmith, was living here when in 1826 he committed the first murder of a Bermudian in over 20 years.
The name of the house comes from its name from Reginald Higinbothom, who ran an illegal gambling den on the property during the 1920s.