Built in 1841, this Greek Revival style building is one of the least-altered examples of a 19th-century market hall.

It features a four-column Doric order portico in front, and five pilastered bays on the sides.

[4] The Exchange was created in 1839 by a group of Petersburg businessmen as a meeting place where locally produced wares, predominantly tobacco and cotton, could be sold, and as a place to hold public auctions.

The building was designed by an architect named Berrien from New York City, and was completed in 1841.

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