Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
New Orleans Slave Depot
Site Active Late 1840s1862
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 14, 2024
1. New Orleans Slave Depot Marker
When an ordinance banned prison-like slave pens from the citys core, traders moved just outside, to the present-day Central Business District. The slave trading structures on this site were operated by a number of traders, including Thomas Foster, who by 1858 ran one of the largest slave markets in the city.
Erected 2018 by New Orleans Tricentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical year for this entry is 1858.
Location. 29° 57.177′ N, 90° 4.287′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Common Street east of Baronne Street, on the left when traveling west. The marker is on the Common Street side of the Four Winds apartment building, near a door on the building's northern side. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Baronne Street, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Immaculate Conception Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 127-129 Carondelet Street (about 300 feet away); Canal Street Under the Americans (1803) (about 500 feet away); Canal Street Under French and Spanish Rule (1718-1803)
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Also see . . .
1. New Orleans, Slave Market of the South. The Historic New Orleans Collection website entry (Submitted on January 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
2. Sighting The Sites Of The New Orleans Slave Trade. The Tripod Nola website was broken as of 2026; this archived page is from the Wayback Machine. (Submitted on May 5, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Sean Flynn, January 15, 2024
2. New Orleans Slave Depot Marker
Historic New Orleans Collection / Notarial Archives Division, circa 1855
3. Common Street Slave Depot
This drawing of the slave depot memorialized in this historical marker is from a 1850's document that includes a map of the block, titled "Plan of 2 Lots & Buildings, 1t District."
Credits. This page was last revised on February 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 17, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
