The Merchants' Exchange Building 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, 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.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.
If you want to learn more about the building's history, then visit the public exhibit located on the first floor just inside the main entrance on Third Street.
Opening hours: Mon – Fri: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Free admission.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants'_Exchange_Building_(Philadelphia)
Official website http://www.ushistory.org/tour/merchants-exchange.htm
National Park Service Website http://www.nps.gov/inde/merchants-exchange.htm
Address 143 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA
Coordinates 39°56'50.432" N -75°8'46.395" E
