Metropolitan Hall
Information about Metroplitan Hall in Richmond, VA during the Civil War.

Metropolitan Hall was located on the north side of Franklin Street, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.

Written Accounts

1860-10-30, Richmond Dispatch; Political parties are meeting at various places, including Metropolitan Hall, First African Church, and Springfield Hall
1860-10-30, Richmond Dispatch; Political parties are meeting at various places, including Metropolitan Hall, First African Church, and Springfield Hall
1860-11-06, Richmond Dispatch; Metropolitan Hall has been the Breckinridge and Lane headquarters
1862-06-06, Richmond Enquirer; hospital directory
1862-06-10, Richmond Enquirer; hospital directory
1865-01-02, Richmond Whig; interesting remembrance of the events of 1861, with a particular emphasis on secession
1865-04-18, Richmond Whig; Metropolitan Hall leased to a “minstrel troupe from Baltimore” – other Baltimore company looking at Monticello Hall
1865-05-06, Richmond Commercial Bulletin; Free soup being distributed under Metropolitan Hall by the U. S. Christian Commission
1865-09-26, Richmond Whig; lengthy and descriptive account of a woman who shot her cheating boyfriend opposite Metropolitan Hall. She taken to a private apartment in Castle Thunder after spending a night in “the cage.”
1899-08-17, National Tribune; “A Union Man in Richmond;” part five of serial account. Describes the scene in Richmond in early to mid-1863. Mentions hedonistic activity at the Exchange, Ballard and Spotswood hotels; prostitution and gambling flourishing
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