American History.
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A bit more research shows:
The National Register file for Goodwood notes that numerous original outbuildings once surrounded the main house, but many were replaced in the early 1900s: seven modern stucco guest cottages “replaced the original wooden structures”; one stable was converted to living quarters for servants; and the original detached kitchen northwest of the mansion was later turned into a cottage.
These changes likely erased or obscured quarters used by enslaved people. Because most quarters were timber or log buildings (not masonry), they were easier to demolish, reuse, or rot away—especially as the estate shrank and was remade into a “landscape of leisure” in the 1910s. That combination of flimsy building materials, deliberate replacement, and scant documentation explains the lack of surviving physical evidence.
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References
Goodwood Museum & Gardens. (n.d.). Goodwood history. Retrieved August 23, 2025, from https://www.goodwoodmuseum.org/history
National Park Service. (1972). National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Goodwood Plantation. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved from https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/72000347_text
Goodwood Museum & Gardens. (2023, October 18). Honoring the enslaved at Goodwood. Retrieved August 23, 2025, from https://www.goodwoodmuseum.org/honoring-the-enslaved-at-goodwood
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