Menokin Remembrance Structure (Warsaw, Virginia)
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Title
Menokin Remembrance Structure (Warsaw, Virginia)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Enslaved persons
Plantations
Slavery--Virginia
Virginia—Warsaw
Subject (Object)
Buildings and Structures
Enslaved persons
Plantations
Slavery--Virginia
Virginia—Warsaw
Subject (Object)
Buildings and Structures
Description
The Menokin Remembrance Structure is a memorial that honors the enslaved persons who once worked at Menokin, as well as their modern descendants. Built on a former plantation, the wooden structure replicates an enslaved person’s eighteenth-century dwelling. The structure is sited directly above the archaeological remains of the dwelling. The wooden framing of the gable-roofed structure is covered with sheer translucent building fabric. At night, solar lighting illuminates the entire pavilion, creating a soft, luminous effect.
Creator
Freeman, Joseph Reid, 1966-
REID Architecture
REID Architecture
Source
Photograph: Reid Architecture
Date
July 10, 1905
Contributor
The Menokin Foundation
Rights
The Menokin Foundation, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw, Virginia, 22572, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Building and Structures
Coverage
The Menokin Foundation, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw, Virginia, 22572, United States
Extent
186 x 300 in. (472.44 x 762 cm)
Medium
Sawn pine; Hewn pine; Hewn white oak; Translucent building fabric; Solar panels
Bibliographic Citation
REID Architecture. “Menokin Remembrance Structure, The Menokin Foundation, Warsaw, Virginia.” Accessed October 22, 2024. https://reidarc.com/remembrance-structure.
Menokin Foundation. "The Remembrance Structure." Accessed October 22, 2024. https://www.menokin.org/remembrance-structure.
Menokin Foundation. "The Remembrance Structure." Accessed October 22, 2024. https://www.menokin.org/remembrance-structure.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Building
Physical Dimensions
240 x 240 in. (609.6 x 609.6 cm)
Citation
Freeman, Joseph Reid, 1966-REID Architecture, “Menokin Remembrance Structure (Warsaw, Virginia),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 1, 2026, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1267.