The Moneague College is centrally located in a small rural village in St. Ann, a parish famous for its salubrious climate and its sub-terranean lake, which rises periodically. The property on which the college is located was first known as Rose Hall when purchased by its original owner, Englishman, John Hutchinson. John Hutchinson left Rose Hall to his two daughters and stipulated that it would be the legacy of his grand children. In the late 1800s, the sisters failed to pay taxes on the property.