"Servant's House" q.
A slave dwelling on Mulberry Row that Jefferson as being "14. f. by 17. f. of wood, with a wooden chimney, the floor of earth."
Jefferson labeled this structure "q. a servant’s house 14. f. by 17. f. of wood, with a wooden chimney, the floor of earth" in the 1796 Mutual Assurance Plat.
Demolished by 1830, this building likely housed enslaved people.
-Monticello Curatorial and Restoration staff, 2012; digital renderings added in 2018
Gallery
The location of Building q in relation to the main house (bottom middle) as show on the 1976 Mutual Assurance Plat