Merchants' Exchange Building (Philadelphia)

Merchants' Exchange Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location:	143 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NRHP Reference#:	01001047
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	August 7, 2001[1]
Designated NHL:	August 7, 2001[2]

Built between 1832 and 1834, the Merchants' Exchange Building, is located on the triangular site bounded by Dock Street, Third Street, and Walnut Street. This monumental office building, designed by architect William Strickland, operated as a brokerage house in the nineteenth century. The building is an exquisite expression of the Greek Revival style, the first national American architectural style.

By 1875 the Philadelphia Stock Exchange took the place of the Merchants' Exchange.

The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.^[2][3]

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  Merchants' Exchange, NE corner 3rd & Walnut Sts., Philadelphia, PA., circa 1880-90.

See also

Philadelphia portal

• Independence National Historical Park

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Merchants' Exchange Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=-232151361&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-17. 
3. ^ Zana C. Wolf and Charles Tonetti (September 30, 2000) National Historic Landmark Nomination: Merchants' Exchange Building / Philadelphia Exchange, National Park Service and Accompanying 8 images, from 1834, 1964, and undated

External links

• Philadelphia Merchant's Exchange
• Listing and photographs at the Historic American Buildings Survey

Coordinates: 39°56′50″N 75°08′46″W / 39.9473°N 75.1460°W / 39.9473; -75.1460