Slave Cabins

Constructed nearly 200 hundred years ago, these cabins were home to enslaved people. Following emancipation, former slaves lived here and worked the land. Slowly, individuals and families moved away, leaving the buildings to fall into ruin. Tabby was a labor-intensive concrete made from oyster shells, sand, and water. Tabby was poured into forms, layer by layer, until it became these buildings. The cabin ruins are a connection to the hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children who lived here.

Jacksonville, Florida · United States