Exchange Hotel (Richmond, Virginia)

The Exchange Hotel, completed in 1841 in Richmond, VA, was 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. It was at Fourteenth Street and Franklin Street.[1] 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.[2]

On January 18, 1862, Former President of the United States John Tyler died in the hotel, as did his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, on July 10, 1889. [3]

It was demolished from 1900-1901, shortly after closing thanks to competition from the newer Jefferson Hotel.[4]

References
  1. "Exchange Hotel and Ballard House, Richmond, Va".
  2. Hotel: An American History By A. K. Sandoval-Strausz 2007 Yale University Press p. 239
  3. "Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820-1889) - Find a Grave". Find a Grave.
  4. "Exchange Hotel, Southeast corner Franklin and Fourteenth streets, Richmond". Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2009-12-31.


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