Sites along Mulberry Row

Monticello's main plantation street features reconstructed and restored cabins and workshops where visitors learn about the lives of the plantation's enslaved community.

Location
Historic mountaintop area
Cost
Included with admission
Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.

Stables

The structure has been in almost continuous use since its construction in 1809. The two stone buildings, originally part of a larger structure, were likely used to store feed and tack during Jefferson’s lifetime. Enslaved grooms and hostlers like Jupiter Evans and Wormley Hughes cared for Jefferson’s prized carriage and riding horses.
More on the Stables in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia 

Hemmings Cabin

Enslaved master carpenter John Hemmings and his wife, Priscilla, likely lived in a cabin like this reconstruction. Priscilla Hemmings cared for the Jefferson-Randolph children as enslaved nursemaid. This reconstruction represents one of three houses built circa 1793 on Mulberry Row for individual families. It is furnished based on historical records and a rare first-person account.
More on the Hemmings Cabin in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia 

Textile Workshop

A restored ca. 1778 structure featuring an exhibit about Mulberry Row and a room depicting the factory where enslaved women and children turned cotton, hemp, and wool into cloth for enslaved people and enterprise.
More on the Textile Workshop in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia 

Storehouse for Iron

A workshop for tinsmithing and nailmaking, and living quarters for enslaved workers that was recreated using archaeological and historical evidence.
More on the Storehouse for Iron in the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia 

Other sites along Mulberry Row

Stone House, Smokehouse/Dairy, Nailery/Blacksmith Shop, Joiner's Shop, Coal Sheds

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