Bruin's Slave Jail

Bruin's Slave Jail
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Bruin's Slave Jail in 2009
Location	1707 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates	38°48′15″N 77°3′32″W / 38.80417°N 77.05889°WCoordinates: 38°48′15″N 77°3′32″W / 38.80417°N 77.05889°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1819
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	00000890[1]
VLR #	100-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 14, 2000
Designated VLR	December 1, 1999[2]

Bruin's Slave Jail is a two-story brick building in Alexandria, Virginia, United States from which slave trader Joseph Bruin imprisoned slaves. Bruin's company, called Bruin and Hill, transported captured Africans to slave markets in the Southern United States.

At the start of the American Civil War, Joseph Bruin was captured himself and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. His property, including the slave jail, was confiscated by the U.S. Marshal and used as the Fairfax County Courthouse until 1865.

All that remains today of the entire compound is a brick, two-storey structure that housed the slaves. Bruin’s home, kitchen, and wash-house no longer remain. The jail can be found at 1707 Duke Street in Alexandria.

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.

External links

• Joseph Bruin and the Slave Trade, Official 2007 Historic Redevelopment Report
• Information on Bruin's Slave Jail from Virginia African Heritage Program
• Archaeology: Digging up History at the Bruin Slave Jail