This two-room house is thought to be the oldest of the Welham Plantation slave cabins because of its unusual construction. It has one-by-twelve inch boards across the front, beveled edge siding on the front wall, and mortise-and-tenon framing. Its architectural style is often called saddlebag because the two rooms straddle a single central chimney shared by back-to-back fireplaces. Most slaves lived in sparsely furnished cabins, with bedding that usually consisted of a pallet of straw, corn shucks, or moss laid on the floor and covered with a blanket or quilt. Crude chairs with seats of animal hide, woven rush, or corn shucks were the norm. Handmade tools and cooking utensils were occasionally fashioned from items handed down by the overseer or plantation owner. Lighting typically consisted of crude iron vessels designed to hold burning rush or grease.