Towns

VA, USA

Greenhouse Slave Quarter

Historic House

The greenhouse slave quarter flanking the mansion's greenhouse structure, where skilled enslaved household workers lived in close proximity to the main house. Archaeological investigation here has revealed material culture evidence of the enslaved community's domestic life, including ceramic sherds, personal objects, and evidence of food preparation independent of the main kitchen.

Connected Events

Jan 1766
Mount Vernon Transitions from Tobacco to Wheat Production

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May 1775
Washington Departs Mount Vernon for Continental Command

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Nov 1775
Enslaved Mount Vernon Workers Respond to Dunmore's Proclamation

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Jan 1778
Washington Directs Estate Operations from Valley Forge

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Apr 1781
Lund Washington Provisions British Warship HMS Savage

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Nov 1781
Washington Returns to Mount Vernon After Yorktown

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Feb 1797
Hercules Escapes from Philadelphia Household

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Dec 1799
Washington's Will Provides Conditional Freedom

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