The Durham Exchange

Warehouse Venue Minutes from Downtown Durham

The Durham Exchange is located just a few minutes from the center of downtown Durham. This historic warehouse building is a great blank slate for your wedding day. The building’s large windows and double barn doors add to its charm.

The Durham Exchange offers three different packages based on the time frame of your event. Your venue rental also includes the use of tables, chairs, on-site parking for guests, two getting-ready suites and more. Plus, The Durham Exchange has an open vendor policy, allowing you to bring in whichever vendors you choose to make your big day spectacular!

The History of The Durham Exchange

The Durham Exchange is housed in a brick warehouse in Durham that was constructed in the early 1900s as a textile mill. The building was owned by Julian Carr for a time, who named it after John O’Daniel, one of the first Black land owner in Durham. The building was home to Durham’s first farmers’ market in the 1930s, and continued to serve as a major site of commerce until the 1980s before falling into disrepair. The warehouse later came under the ownership of Wendy K. Clark, who oversaw restoration of the red brick mill over a two-year period.