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Dwelling (MRS 4)

Dwelling for enslaved people

A small wood-and-daub building with a door and a log-and-daub chimney on the side.

Digital model of a dwelling for enslaved people on Mulberry Row not named by Jefferson that Monticello archaeologists labelled MRS 4; image by RenderSphere, LLC; (c) Thomas Jefferson Foundation.

Dates
ca. 1809–1833

A small wood dwelling for enslaved people was built on the eastern part of the site of the smokehouse/dairy after these functions moved to the newly completed South Terrace wing in 1809. Unnamed by Jefferson, archaeologists call it Mulberry Row Structure 4 (MRS 4).

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Mulberry Row

Mulberry Row was the industrial hub of Jefferson’s 5,000-acre plantation and center of work and domestic life for dozens of free and enslaved people.

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