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| 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 |
| 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] |
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]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [1] It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to
Old Farmers Market (Petersburg, Virginia) at Wikimedia Commons
- Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, VA: 4 photos, 4 measured drawings, and 10 data pages at Historic American Buildings Survey
Categories:
- Retail markets in the United States
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Petersburg, Virginia
- Octagonal buildings in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Petersburg, Virginia
- Commercial buildings completed in 1878
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Central Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs