The dwelling closest to the River House features a two-room, central chimney plan, and was almost certainly erected ca. 1830-50 as a slave house. Its proximity to the River House indicates it was originally associated with this dwelling rather than with the later Jones-Stewart Mansion. The size of the black labor force at Chippokes in the mid-19th century suggests that several other slave dwellings once stood on the farm, but this may be the only surviving example. The building originally would have housed two families, one on either side of the central chimney. Like the kitchen/quarters at the River House, this 18 x 40 foot structure would originally have had a four-bay facade and small corner stairs or ladders leading to the loft.
Like the River House kitchen, the interior of this dwelling was heavily remodeled in the late 1940s or early 1950s. Present interior detailing dates almost entirely to this period. It includes wide pegged floorboards, horizontal flush beaded-board sheathing, a beaded chair rail, six-over-six-light sash, exposed painted joists (original), batten doors with large Colonial-style wrought-iron strap hinges, and exposed, six-foot-wide fireplace openings (also original). The picturesque quality of this detailing--which matches that of the River House kitchen-- is most evident in the fancy Early American style door fittings and the open string corner stair, with its beaded rails and square pine newels with chamfered tops. Like the River House kitchen, this house has a modern inset; one-bay kitchen wing on the east gable end that was probably added the same time the interior was remodeled.