National Historic Landmark · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Merchants' Exchange Building

Built 1834 by William Strickland. Added to the National Register in 2001, and a National Historic Landmark.

Merchants' Exchange Building
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address143 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedAug 7, 2001
Reference number01001047
Built1834 · more from the 1830s
ArchitectWilliam Strickland
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address143 S. Third St., Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates39.9473° N, 75.1460° W · Directions ↗
Also in Philadelphia632 listed places in Philadelphia → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Merchants' Exchange Building listed on the National Register?

Aug 7, 2001. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Merchants' Exchange Building built?

1834, designed by William Strickland, in the Greek Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Merchants' Exchange Building?

143 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Merchants' Exchange Building?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 01001047. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.