The Exchange Hotel was completed in 1841 in Richmond, VA. It is a Gothic revival four-story designed by Isaiah Rogers. It was very popular before the civil war.
The Ballard House opened up across the street in 1855. It was a five-story Italianate. The two were competitors for several years. Then they merged with a bridge that went over the street to form the Ballard-Exchange.
Their old architecture prevented them from being one of the premiere Richmond hotels at the time.[1]
On January 18, 1862, Former President of the United States John Tyler died in the hotel.
It was demolished from 1900-1901.[2]