“Servant's Houses” r., s. & t.
Dwellings for enslaved families, 1793–ca. 1830
Digital model of dwellings ".r, s. & t." for enslaved families on Mulberry Row that Jefferson labelled "Servant's Houses"; image by RenderSphere, LLC; (c) Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Built around 1793, these identical log dwellings were “servants houses of wood with wooden chimnies, & earth floors, 12. by 14. feet, each and 27. feet apart from one another.” They likely contained lofts and were made of pine “logs, hewed on two sides . . . and dove tailed.” The structures were single-family dwellings for enslaved artisans and house servants—likely residents of the buildings included Sally Hemings and her family, Critta Hemings and her son James (Jamey), and joiner John Hemmings and his wife Priscilla. All three of the dwellings were probably demolished around 1830.
Enslaved residents
- Critta Hemings (b. 1769) and son James Hemings (b. 1787), ca. 1793–
- Sally Hemings (b. 1773–1835) and family, ca. 1793–
- John Hemmings (1776–1833) and wife Priscilla Hemings (d. 1830), after 1809–
- Peter Hemings (1770–1834+), 1809–
-Monticello Curatorial and Restoration staff, 2012; digital renderings added in 2018
