Bruin's Slave Jail facts for kids
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Bruin's Slave Jail
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Bruin's Slave Jail in 2022
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 Location in Alexandria Historical District
Location in Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Location | 1707 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1819 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000890 |
Quick facts for kids Significant dates |
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| Added to NRHP | August 14, 2000 |
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 captured Africans 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.
See also
- Slave pen, also called slave jail
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