Constructed in the 1840s, the 22 by 40 foot brick slave quarters at Northampton housed two families in two living areas divided by a central wall and chimney, with each side having an entryway, fireplace, and loft above, and a shed later added to the right eastern side. Archaeologists found several storage pits beneath the floor and recovered artifacts including pottery, animal bones, buttons, glass bottles, tobacco pipes, and toys, which provide valuable information about the daily activities of the enslaved people and free tenants who lived there. Descendants of Elizabeth Hawkins, including James, Edward, and Raymond Smith, visited their grandmother, Susie Smith, at the brick quarters in the 1920s and 1930s, and their shared experiences and memories helped archaeologists learn more about life at Northampton during the 1900s. More than 25,000 artifacts were found in the brick slave quarters, and because objects buried for long periods can deteriorate, an archaeological conservator helps slow or prevent that deterioration to preserve them for the future.