Prettyman House

Prettyman House (HM123G)

Location: Rockville, MD 20850 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 4.99', W 77° 9.36'

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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.

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HM NumberHM123G
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Marker Number6
Placed ByCity of Rockville Historic District Commission
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 6:59pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 313517 N 4328218
Decimal Degrees39.08316667, -77.15600000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 4.99', W 77° 9.36'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 4' 59.40" N, 77° 9' 21.60" W
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Area Code(s)240, 301, 410, 202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115 W Jefferson St, Rockville MD 20850, US
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