City Market
Historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an octagonal brick building. It measures 93 feet in diameter and is surrounded by a large metal canopy supported on elaborate iron brackets.[3][4] The market’s high-rafted interior was originally where perishables were sold, whereas the outside stalls were for produce.[5]
City Market | |
Location | Rock, W. Old and River Sts., and Cockade Alley, Petersburg, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°14′0″N 77°24′18″W / 37.23333°N 77.40500°W / 37.23333; -77.40500 |
Built | 1878–1879 |
Architectural style | Octagon Mode |
Part of | Petersburg Old Town Historic District (ID80004314) |
NRHP reference No. | 69000345[1] |
VLR No. | 123-0050 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 11, 1969 |
Designated CP | July 04, 1980 |
Designated VLR | November 5, 1968[2] |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[1] It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "City Market - Petersburg, Virginia - Octagon Buildings on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (July 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: City Market" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ "City Market". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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