City Market (Petersburg, Virginia)
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. The market’s high-rafted interior was originally where perishables were sold, whereas the outside stalls were for produce.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is located in the Petersburg Old Town Historic District.
References
- ^ "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 September 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "City Market - Petersburg, Virginia - Octagon Buildings on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Retrieved August 4, 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. June 18, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 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
