Foundation stone for a house built by Lawrence B. Brown
date: label: Date
content: 1890-1940
name: label: Created by
content: Lawrence Bernard Brown, American, 1856 - 1941
label: Subject of
content: Historic L.B. Brown House Museum, American, founded 1892
notes: label: Caption
content: This foundation stone supported an East Bartow, Florida bungalow built a century ago by Lawrence Bernard Brown (L.B. Brown). Formerly enslaved, Brown was a self-taught master carpenter and real estate developer. Through determination, thrift, and skill, Brown became a prosperous businessman and a leading citizen in the East Bartow community.
label: Description
content: Grey foundation stone from a bungalow built by Lawrence B. Brown in Bartow, Florida. The stone is four-sided and narrowly tapers towards the top. The top of the foundation stone is flat. The front of the stone features embossed letters arranged in a circle to read “L B B."
place: label: Place collected
content: Bartow, Polk County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Housing
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Buildings and Structures
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historic L.B. Brown House Museum, Bartow, Florida
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.196
objectType: label: Type
content: piers (foundation components)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stone
label: Dimensions
content: Overall with Weight: 21 1/8 × 12 × 14 1/2 in., 140 lb. (53.7 × 30.5 × 36.8 cm, 63.5 kg)