Evansville Municipal Market

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Evansville Municipal Market
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Evansville Municipal Market, July 2011
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Location813 Pennsylvania St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′41″N87°34′33″W / 37.97806°N 87.57583°W / 37.97806; -87.57583 Coordinates: 37°58′41″N87°34′33″W / 37.97806°N 87.57583°W / 37.97806; -87.57583
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)-1918
ArchitectShopbell, Clifford,& Co.; Thole, Edward J.
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference # 83003771 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983

Evansville Municipal Market, also known as Old City Market, is a historic public market located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by Edward J. Thole of the architecture firm Clifford Shopbell & Co. and built between 1916 and 1918 for the city of Evansville. It is a two-story, Prairie School style brick building. It has a low red pantile roof with deep overhanging eaves. It was converted for use as a fire station in 1954. [2] :2

Internal view of Evansville Municipal Market with merchants' wares displayed. Im-iumed-iph-1918-v21n6g3.jpg
Internal view of Evansville Municipal Market with merchants' wares displayed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-09-01.Note: This includes Joan Marchand and Douglas L. Stern (May 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Evansville Municipal Market" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-09-01., and Accompanying photographs