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Picture two
There is a house in San Telmo in which a family and their slaves lived in the early 19th century. It was built in the 1830s over a house that was originally built in the 1700s. There are some original structures to the building from the 18th century as well as restorations done by the current owner, George. George originally wanted to tear down the building and create a restaurant in the space, but once he discovered the historical site he decided to create a museum and open it to the public. He had restorations done and completed an archeological dig. During the dig, many artifacts were recovered such as ceramics, glass bottles, the framework of a toothbrush (since the bristles had not made it), silverware, and nails.
The house was built over a river and contains tunnels through which the rivers flow (picture one). You can still hear the water running through the tunnels and see some of the water under the wells. The house contains two wells, one big one in the basement and one smaller one where the kitchen would be (picture two). The water can be a big problem because it can flood the current building in the basement when there is heavy rain.
Fun facts: People in the 1800s would use frogs as a water filter but this particular family used turtles as theirs!! Also, the walls are pasted together with a “glue” that is made of horse manure, but since it does not smell once it dries it was commonly used to hold bricks together.