Houses of Freedman's Village
Description:
Freedman's Village was a contraband camp created by the War Department and strengthened by Arlington's African American community. The Village, located on the lands of Robert E. Lee's Arlington plantation, was a black neighborhood in Arlington from 1863 until 1900.
Here 100 white-washed, one-and-a-half story duplexes, like the one pictured, were constructed along a quarter-mile long thoroughfare through the Village. The clapboard houses used a paired-down version of the Classical Revival style. This housing type remained a popular choice for African American communities in Arlington throughout the early twentieth century.
Collection:
Neighborhoods
Date:
1860s
Creator:
None recorded.
Source:
RG 103 - Freedman's Village Collection, Box 2, Folder 14. Arlington Center for Local History, Central Library, Arlington, Virginia.
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“Houses of Freedman's Village,” Built By the People Themselves, accessed April 20, 2024, https://lindseybestebreurtje.org/arlingtonhistory/items/show/18.
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