Dwelling ca. 1780s
Built in the 1780s, this unnamed log slave dwelling likely housed an enslaved family or kinship group. Not mentioned by Jefferson in his records, Monticello staff archaeologists found evidence of the building in the 1980s and called it Mulberry Row Structure 2 (MRS-2).
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Living on Mulberry Row
Explore Isaac's World
Isaac Granger Jefferson lived and worked on Mulberry Row. After likely growing up in the "Negro quarter," he worked in the main house, the storehouse for iron, and the smith’s shop. More »
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