Franklin and Armfield Office

Infobox_nrhp | name =Franklin and Armfield Office
nrhp_type = nhl


caption =
location= Alexandria, Virginia
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 48
lat_seconds = 14
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 3
long_seconds = 17
long_direction = W
locmapin = Virginia
area =
built =1828
architect= Young,Robert
architecture= Other, Federal
designated= June 02, 1978cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1795&ResourceType=Building
title=Franklin & Armfield Office |accessdate=2008-06-26|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = June 02, 1978
governing_body = Private
refnum=78003146cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] Now known as Freedom House, the Franklin and Armfield Office was started in 1828 by Isaac Franklin and John Armfield. The office was known to have been the largest slave trading firm in the antebellum south. At its height in the 1830s, the firm transported between 1,000 and 1,200 slaves from Alexandria to New Orleans each year. It then closed in 1836 and was sold several times to George Kephart, Price, Birch, and Company, and Solomon Stover. The property was used by the Union to imprison Confederate soldiers and was then a hospital from 1878-1885. The office can be found at 1315 Duke Street in Alexandria, Virginia.

References

*Freedom House (formerly known as the Franklin and Armfield Office) [http://www.aaheritageva.org/search/sites.asp?MailingListID=154] - Virginia African Heritage Program

External links

* [http://www.aaheritageva.org/search/sites.asp?MailingListID=154 Information on the Freedom House/Franklin Armfield Office from Virginia African Heritage Program]