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Farm animals helped farmers to succeed in agriculture.
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Left : Work Barn Right: Small Corn Crib for storing corn. After harvesting the corn, it would be left in the crib to dry with the shucks still on. After it dried out and the shucks were removed, it...
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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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Fireplace inside Reconstructed Slave Cabin
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The exterior of the Assembly/Dining Hall. It was used for formal dinners, parties, recitals, and dances. This addition to the house stood as a sign of their wealth and status in the community.
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The structure to the right of the tree is the Double Pen Corn Crib.
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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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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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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...