Entrance Plaque

It reads "this house was built in 1809 by the brothers Heinrich and C. Richter who were the African sons of Johan Emmanuel Richter, who later became the Governor of the Danish establishments. The Richter family carried on a considerable trade in gold and palm oil, but the fortification- like style structure hints at another kind of trade-in slaves. We know that illegal slave exports continued for several decades after formal abolition. Heinrich Richter was described as a very wealthy man. He died on 29 June 1849 and was buried in his own house”.