Closely resembles one type of house found during the later decades of the slavery period; thatching was cane trash. See J. S. Handler and S. Bergman, Vernacular Houses and Domestic Material Culture on Barbados Sugar Plantations, 1650-1838. Jl of Caribbean History 43 (2009) : 1-36.
Thatched Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1898
SI-OB-507
1898
Thatched Wood Plank House, Barbados, 1898
Robert T. Hill, Cuba and Porto Rico (New York, 1898), facing facing p. 394
English
Plantation Scenes, Slave Settlements & Houses
Robert T. Hill, Cuba and Porto Rico (New York, 1898), facing facing p. 394
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy; Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
11-May-17
NW0024