This weathervane was photographed from our hotel room window in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This was our view from our hotel window, the Marriott Renaissance, located between Independence Hall and the Museum of the American Revolution. It was a beautiful, gilded weathervane, and it took a long time on Google Maps and the internet to figure out which historic building had this weathervane. Finally we discovered it was atop the Merchant Exchange Building.
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| Merchants' Exchange Building - photo from NPS |
This impressive building was built in 1834 in the Greek Revival style. It looks like a temple with the round walls and columns. This building was used as a stock exchange, post office, and housed insurance companies over the years. Now it is the National Park headquarters, and there is a small exhibit on the first floor entrance open 8:30 to 4:30 Monday to Friday. It is located at 143 South 3rd Street in Philadelphia.
The Merchants' Exchange was remodeled and restored in 2014. The copper cupola was restored, and weathervane was cleaned and gilded "in-situ". [ Kreilick Conservation, LLC, "Merchants' Exchange Building 2014", https://www.kreilickconservation.com/merchants-exchange-building-2014 accessed September 17, 2024] The bright golden weathervane caught our eye from our hotel room. It was not visible at street level.
For the truly curious:
Merchants' Exchange Building, Philadelphia, at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchants%27_Exchange_Building_(Philadelphia)
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To cite/link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "The Merchant Exchange Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted September 18, 2024, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-merchant-exchange-building.html: accessed [access date]).
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