City Exchange (Savannah, Georgia)

City Exchange was a building that stood on Bay Street in Savannah, Georgia, United States, between 1799 and 1904.

The building, which fronted around 75 feet (23 m) along Bay Street and ran back around 50 feet (15 m) toward the Savannah River,[2] was the design of French architect and builder Adrian Boucher, who arrived from New York City in 1797,[3] the year following the great fire of Savannah, to assist with the reconstruction of the city's important buildings.

[2] On the first floor, running the entire width of the building, was the long room, at the eastern end of which was the mayor's office.

The clerk of the council's office was in the northeastern corner of this floor, adjoining the mayor's chamber.

[7] In December 1864, Union Army general John W. Geary gave a speech in front of the building in which he congratulated his troops, who had captured "this most beautiful city of the South" during the Civil War.