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Ballard built the more modern four-story Ballard House in 1855-1856, connecting the two structures first with a steel bridge and then with a brick bridge that crossed Franklin Street at the second floor level.
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May 8, 2018 · The Exchange Hotel and Ballard House seen on the 1876 Beers Map. The central courtyard of the Exchange was improved with paths and a central element such as a fountain. The Exchange Hotel represented a new version of the ‘ first-class ” hotel taking shape in most of the nation ’ s major cities.
- Gibson Worsham
The Exchange Hotel, completed in 1841 in Richmond, Virginia was a Gothic revival four-story building designed by Isaiah Rogers. It was very popular before the Civil War. The Ballard House opened up across the street in 1855.
Information about the Ballard House Hotel in Richmond, VA during the Civil War. The Ballard House was located on the northeast side of the corner of 14th and Franklin streets and was connected to the Exchange Hotel by a footbridge which ran across Franklin street.
A second-story bridge connects the 1841 Exchange Hotel (at right) on Franklin Street in Richmond to the newer Ballard House, which was constructed in 1855-1856. John P. Ballard owned both hotels. The Ballard and the Exchange survived the fires set by the evacuating Confederate army in April 1865, but both hotels closed by 1896.
A glass-plate photograph shows the Ballard House Hotel at Fourteenth and Franklin streets in Richmond. The four-story hotel built in 1855-1856 was distinctive for the second-story bridge that connected it to the Exchange Hotel across the street. Both hotels were owned by John P. Ballard.
Information about the Ballard House Hotel in Richmond, VA during the Civil War. located on the northeast side of the corner of 14th and Franklin streets, the Ballard House was connected to the Exchange Hotel by a footbridge which ran across Franklin street. Images. In the Alexander Gardner Catalog: Written Accounts. Page last updated on 07/08/2008.
