104 West Jefferson Street
— Rockville's African American Heritage Walking Tour —
For many African Americans emancipation from slavery meant transitioning from a household slave to a paid domestic servant.The Johnson-Prettyman family lived in this 1841 house for five generations. During their ownership they transitioned from owning slaves to employing domestic servants. This c. 1890 photograph of the Prettyman House shows an African American domestic servant holding the family's baby.
Often these servants lived with their employers or walked from their residences in Haiti or Middle Lane. The meager but steady income of domestic servants started many African American families on the long road to home ownership, financial self-sufficiency, and access to education.
| HM Number | HM123G |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 6 |
| Placed By | City of Rockville Historic District Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 6:59pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 313517 N 4328218 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.08316667, -77.15600000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 4.99', W 77° 9.36' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 4' 59.40" N, 77° 9' 21.60" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 240, 301, 410, 202 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 115 W Jefferson St, Rockville MD 20850, US |
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