Outbuildings

Outbuildings. Brentsville. , Tavern Activities, The Brentsville Tavern depended on many people working in numerous buildings. Outbuildings likely included a dairy, a smokehouse, a laundry, and housing. The November 22, 1828 Alexandria Gazette described the lot as “…well improved, with every necessary out building…”., Archaeologists located evidence of outbuildings including a cellar and the Tavern addition. They also recovered hundreds of artifacts dating from the mid-to-late 19th century. Future excavations will likely reveal how each structure was used. , (caption for lower, left picture) Animal bones, bottle glass, metal objectes and ceramics were excavated from the cellar fill (EU 43). , What did They Find?, Archaeologists found several features identifying outbuildings. EU stands for Excavation Unit. , EU 7 , This unit exposed a foundation that was only two bricks wide. It supported a wood –frae wall inside the Tavern addition. , EU 29 , This unit exposed a wall of a cellar that had been filled. This candle stand was recovered from EU 43. The cellar depression is visible. , EU 41 , This unit exposed a brick path and a posthole. These surround a brick-linde depression, which is still visible. It may have been an ice pit. The feature was once covered with a wooden roof supported by posts.