The Home of Slaves on Mount Vernon

The Home of Slaves on Mount Vernon

Housing for the Mount Vernon Slaves

This home is simple and yet it is the vernacular that creates within a culture the mystery of the every day life. This particular picture is of a recreation of what their home were like, but it gives a window into the material of their culture. This particular home would be the vast majority of the slaves housing. Most of Washington's slaves lived on the plantation as a field worker. Most slaves had to build their own homes, and you can see from the photo that the were given basic materials like mud and logs.

https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/slave-quarters/

George Washington's Mount Vernon

1700's

Lillian Poole

a remake of a plantation slave house in George Washington's Mount Vernon

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