This section features the buildings that exist at Historic Brattonsville, plus artifacts that help to bring us to a better understanding of life, during the years in which Brattonsville experienced its growth.
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Homestead House was built in 1823-1826 by Dr. John Simpson Bratton, son of William and Martha Bratton. In the early 19th century, William Bratton’s son, Dr. John Bratton, inherited the estate. He was...
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The Backwoods Cabin is typical of the type of structure the Scots-Irish settler would have built upon first arriving in the area. Constructed of readily available natural materials, the cabin was...
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This detail of the logs in the McConnell Log Cabin depict how the logs were more carefully hewn and prepared as compared to the rough timbers used to construct the Backwoods Cabin. By this time the...
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The broad axe is believed to be of Viking origin dating to early Scandinavia. It was used as both a weapon and a tool. It is likely that Scots-Irish would have been familiar with its use before coming...
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The McConnell Log Cabin was moved here in 1983 from its original site on the McConnell Plantation three miles west of Brattonsville. It is typical of a later Scots-Irish dwelling that would have been...
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Fireplace inside the McConnell Cabin. The Brick Kitchen and the McConnell Cabin are the only buildings in which fire was used. Early 1800s cooking is represented here.
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To the far right, is the Original Slave Cabin. To the left of the Slave Cabin, is the Smoke House, where meat was smoked. It is part of the Brick House.
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To the left of Homestead House is the building believed to have been used as a Dairy. To the left of the Dairy is an Original Slave Cabin from the 1840s.
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To the right of the Dairy is the Reconstructed Slave Cabin, built on the foundation of one of the original slave cabins.
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Fireplace inside Reconstructed Slave Cabin