56 Hope Road

Originally owned by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell as a guest space for visitors coming to Jamaica, Marley acquired the property during his contract renegotiation for Natty Dread in 1974. Photographer Neville Garrick captures Bob in a set that inspired the Rastaman Vibration cover art.

With a huge front yard, football was played nearly every day while the band was home from tour. Watch the video below for some great footage of Bob playing football.

Bob was a fierce competitor, and never missed an opportunity to challenge friends and strangers alike to see how they measure up. 

His home was always open, and people from all walks of life would come to hang out with Bob. Here, the Jackson Five stopped by right before their show together on March 5, 1975.

After getting ripped off by producers in his first few years, Bob decided early on he wanted more control of his music. In 1970, he started a label and record shop in Trench Town called Tuff Gong. When Bob moved to Island House, the shop came with him.

While Bob had a more private residence where he and his wife and bandmate Rita officially lived, they spent much of their time at Hope Road making music so the children often came by to visit.