Exchange Hotel (Richmond, Virginia)
The Exchange Hotel, completed in 1841 in Richmond, Virginia was a Gothic revival four-story building designed by Isaiah Rogers. It was very popular before the Civil War.
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The Ballard House opened up across the street in 1855. This five-story Italianate faced onto Franklin Street at the corner of Fourteenth Street.[1] Both establishments were owned by John P. Ballard (1816 - 1878).[2] They were connected at the second level first by a footbridge made of steel, and some years later enclosed in brick. Their old architecture prevented them from being one of the premiere Richmond hotels at the time.[3]
U.S. President John Tyler died at the Exchange Hotel in 1862.[4] His widow, Julia, died there also, 27 years later.[5]
It was demolished from 1900-1901, shortly after closing thanks to competition from the newer Jefferson Hotel.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, Richmond, Va".
- ^ "Exchange Hotel and Ballard House". Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
- ^ Hotel: An American History By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz 2007 Yale University Press p. 239
- ^ "John Tyler, 10th United States President, dies in his hotel room in Richmond, Virginia, aged 71 | House Divided". hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Julia Gardiner, John Tyler, the White House and the Princeton – Dan's Papers". www.danspapers.com. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Exchange Hotel, Southeast corner Franklin and Fourteenth streets, Richmond". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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