Merchants' Exchange Building | |
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| Location | 143 S. Third Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′50″N 75°08′46″W / 39.9473°N 75.1460°W |
| Architect | William Strickland[1] |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001047 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 2001[2] |
| Designated NHL | August 7, 2001[3] |
The Merchants' Exchange Building (also known as the Philadelphia Exchange [1]) is an historic building which is located on the triangular site bounded by Dock, 3rd and Walnut Streets in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by architect William Strickland,[1] in the Greek Revival style, the first national American architectural style and built between 1832 and 1834. It operated as a brokerage house in the nineteenth century, but by 1875 the Philadelphia Stock Exchange had taken the place of the Merchants' Exchange.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.[3][4]
It is the oldest existing stock exchange building in the United States, but is now used as the headquarters of the Independence National Historical Park.[5]
- ^ a b "Merchants' Exchange". The Library Company of Philadelphia. World Digital Library. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Merchants' Exchange Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
- ^ Wolf, Zana C. and Tonetti, Charles (September 30, 2000) National Historic Landmark Nomination: Merchants' Exchange Building / Philadelphia Exchange, National Park Service and Accompanying 8 images, from 1834, 1964, and undated
- ^ Historical marker at the building