The Exchange Building is a 19-story skyscraper, which was formerly known as the Cotton Exchange Building and the Merchants Exchange Building, and is the twelfth-tallest building in Memphis, Tennessee. It should not be confused with the Memphis Cotton Exchange which is located on Front Street and Union Avenue. The Exchange Building is located at the corner of Second Street and Madison Avenue in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is 264.0 feet (80.5 m) tall and has 217,244 square feet (20,182.6 m2) of living space.[1] The building is made of steel and concrete, and employs many decorative elements including Tennessee marble, granite, and detailed plaster work.
| Exchange Building | |
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| Former names | Memphis Cotton Exchange & Merchant Exchange |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| Address | 9 North Second Street |
| Town or city | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 35°08′43″N 90°03′06″W / 35.145275°N 90.051767°W |
| Completed | 1910 |
| Height | 264.0 feet (80.5 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Floor area | 217,244 square feet (20,182.6 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Neander Montgomery Woods |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  MATA Main Street Line |
Location
editThe building, which has an alternate address of 130 Madison Avenue, sits on 0.25 acres at the northwest corner of Madison Avenue and Second Street, just south of Court Square, Memphis.
History
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The building was built in 1910 by the Memphis Cotton and Merchants Exchange. Locally, it became known as the "Exchange Building." The building was designed by Memphis architect Neander Montgomery Woods Jr. in the Beaux Arts style.[2]
The Exchange Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[3] The building is listed as the Memphis Merchants Exchange in the National Register of Historic Places listings in Shelby County, Tennessee.
Current use
editThe building is used as a mixed use building with hotel units and residential apartments, with occupancy that includes the top floors. Conversion to residential use was completed in 1996.[4] The building houses 202 units, including handicap equipped housing units.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Architects-Neander Woods". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-06-23. (accessed June 18, 2011)
- ^ "SouthernEdition.com "I've Been to Memphis!"". Southernedition.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Exchange Building Sells at Bargain Price - Memphis Daily News". Memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Exchange Building, Memphis". Skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
External links
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Media related to Exchange Building (Memphis, Tennessee) at Wikimedia Commons