Exchange Hotel (Richmond, Virginia)
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]
References
- ↑ Hotel: An American History By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz 2007 Yale University Press p. 239
- ↑ http://www.vahistorical.org/lva/exchange.htm
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