Bridgetown - Tyrol Cot

While the Tyrol Cot house was constructed in 1854 by William Farnum, its claim to fame was that it was the home of Sir Grantley Adams from 1929. He was the first premier of independent Barbados and the only Prime Minister of the Federation of the West Indies. He was the founder of the Barbados Labour Party. The house became a site for meetings of Caribbean leaders.

The interior contains the furniture and mementos of Sir Adams and his son Tom Adams, the second Prime Minister of Barbados. The property is restored and run by the Barbados National Trust.

The architecture is a mixture of Italian villa exterior, tropical jalousie shutters, and an open interior to let the air circulate. It is built of cut coral stone with prominent quoins around the arched windows. Cot is short for cottage.