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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
Barbados is known for its traditional homes, “chattel houses,” because they could be disassembled and moved. Originally, these dwellings were built for plantation workers. Later, they were built by freed slaves and sharecroppers, who usually built the dwelling on blocks close to main roads so that they could be easily relocated as many were not landowners but rather tenants. Hallmarks of chattel house construction are steep gable roofs (to deflect wind and rain) and wood panel walls. The wooden jalousie windows on hinges and fretwork around windows offered shade and protection against the rain. Slide labeled Barb 17 typical house.
Keywords
Dwellings -- Barbados -- 1960-1970; Architecture, Caribbean -- Barbados; Architecture, Domestic -- Barbados
Date Original
1968-02
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Place
Barbados
Identifier
DP0003455
Identifier (Genre)
Transparencies
Rights
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Collection
Link to Descriptive Guide
Recommended Citation
"Chattel Houses in Barbados" (1968). British West Indies Barbados Slides. 22.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-barbados/22
Keywords
Dwellings -- Barbados -- 1960-1970; Architecture, Caribbean -- Barbados; Architecture, Domestic -- Barbados