Bruin's Slave Jail

Bruin's Slave Jail
Bruin's Slave Jail in 2022
Bruin's Slave Jail is located in Alexandria Historical District
Bruin's Slave Jail
Bruin's Slave Jail is located in Virginia
Bruin's Slave Jail
Bruin's Slave Jail is located in the United States
Bruin's Slave Jail
Location1707 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia
Coordinates38°48′15″N 77°3′32″W / 38.80417°N 77.05889°W / 38.80417; -77.05889
Arealess than one acre
Built1819
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.00000890[1]
VLR No.100-0047
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 2000
Designated VLRDecember 1, 1999[2]

Bruin's Slave Jail is a two-story brick building in Alexandria, Virginia, from which slave trader Joseph Bruin imprisoned slaves. Bruin's company, called Bruin and Hill, transported enslaved Americans of African descent to slave markets in the Southern United States. At the start of the American Civil War, Bruin was captured and imprisoned in Washington, D.C. His property, including the slave jail, was confiscated by U.S. Marshals and used as the Fairfax County Courthouse until 1865. All that remains today of the entire compound is a two-story brick structure that housed the enslaved people. Bruin's home, kitchen, and wash-house no longer remain.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
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