Brunswick in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

House Servants Quarters

— Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site —

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, January 14, 2022

1. House Servants Quarters Marker

Inscription.
The duplex design of the pre-Civil War structure was typical of slave quarters in plantation days. Identical quarters were duplicated on either side of a common chimney that had a fireplace on both sides for each family. Plainly furnished with only the bare necessities, these small living quarters were usually home to very large slave families. At one time over 350 slaves worked the lands of Hofwyl-Broadfield. They would have lived in cabins similar to this in communities located throughout the plantation.

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Top - Slave cabin on Butler Island.
Far left - Typical duplex designed cabin.
Below - Slave cabin on Retreat Plantation (St. Simons Island)
Center - “Lizzie”, a Hofwyl servant (c. 1900) churning butter

Erected by State of Georgia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.

Location. 31° 18.28′ N, 81° 27.225′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Georgia, in Glynn County. Marker can be reached from Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) south of Grants Ferry Road (Georgia Route 99), on the left. Located on the grounds of the Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5556 US-17, Brunswick GA 31525, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hofwyl Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Commissary - Pay Shed (within shouting distance of this marker); Twentieth-Century Changes (within shouting distance of this marker); The Legacy of the Land and the Stewards of Hofwyl-Broadfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Hofwyl Dairy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Enslavement, Resistance, Creativity, and Resilience (about 400 feet away); If Trees Could Speak… (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.

Also see . . . Friends of Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation. (Submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, January 14, 2022

2. House Servants Quarters Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.