The Site: Architecture
History & Construction
Physical evidence suggests the stone slave quarters at Arcola was constructed in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, synchronous with the increase in slave holdings of the Lewis family …
Architectural Context
While stone construction is rare, slave quarters situated close to the main house often received a more aesthetically pleasing exterior treatment. Plantation owners at times looked towards honoring local …
Physical Evolution
The stone slave quarters was originally constructed as a two-room, one-story side-gabled building with a central chimney. Dendrochronology conducted on timbers date its construction to 1813 …