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Exchange
Exchange Building
Exchange Building (Petersburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Exchange Building (Petersburg, Virginia)
Location15-19 W. Bank St., Petersburg, Virginia
Built1841
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofPetersburg Old Town Historic District (ID80004314)
NRHP reference No.69000322
VLR No.123-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1969[2]
Designated NHLNovember 11, 1971[3]
Designated CPJuly 04, 1980
Designated VLRNovember 5, 1968[1]

The Exchange Building, also known as the Merchant's Exchange Building or The Exchange, is a historic commercial building in at 15-19 West Bank Street in Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered examples of a 19th-century market hall. It now houses the Siege Museum commemorating the Siege of Petersburg. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[3]

Description and history

The Exchange Building is located in Petersburg's Old Town, at the northeast corner of West Bank Street and Exchange Avenue. It is a two-story, five bay by five bay, building with a hipped roof. It features a four-column Doric order portico in front, and five pilastered bays on the sides. At the building's center is a large circular domed room, the dome supported by piers and an entablature.[4]

The Exchange was created in 1839 by a group of Petersburg businessmen as a meeting place where locally produced wars, predominantly tobacco and cotton, could be sold, and as a place to hold public auctions. The building was designed by an architect named Berrien from New York City, and was completed in 1841. It is a locally rare example of high-style Greek Revival architecture, and is one of the nation's least-altered examples of a market building.[4] It now houses the Siege Museum, which displays artifacts and history relating to the American Civil War Siege of Petersburg.

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References

  1. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Exchange". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  4. ^ a b Staff, Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, James W. Moody, Jr., director (April 21, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Exchange Building / Merchant's Exchange Building; The Exchange" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Template:PDFlink

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