Exchange Building (Petersburg, Virginia)

Exchange
Exchange Building
Location 15-19 W. Bank St., Petersburg, Virginia
Coordinates 37°13′55″N 77°24′16″W / 37.23194°N 77.40444°WCoordinates: 37°13′55″N 77°24′16″W / 37.23194°N 77.40444°W
Built 1841
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
Governing body Local
Part of Petersburg Old Town Historic District (#80004314)
NRHP Reference # 69000322
VLR # 123-0051
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1969[1]
Designated NHL November 11, 1971[2]
Designated CP July 04, 1980
Designated VLR November 5, 1968[3]

Exchange Building, also known as Merchant's Exchange Building or The Exchange, is a building in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1841, and is a two-story, five bay by five bay, Greek Revival style building with a hipped roof. It features a three bay Doric order portico. The principal interior feature of the Exchange.is the central circular domed room.[4] The building houses the Siege Museum commemorating the Siege of Petersburg.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971.[2] It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Exchange". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. ↑ 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. and Accompanying five photos, exterior and interior, from 1968 and undated PDF (32 KB)

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