Market House, in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, is "one of the few structures in America which employs the town hall-market scheme found in England. Meat and produce were sold under the open first-floor arcade while the second floor served as the town hall and general meeting place. The cupola bell still rings breakfast, dinner, sundown, and curfew." Completed in 1832, it was built on the ruins of the old State House and served as a town market until 1906. It served as Fayetteville Town Hall until 1907.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
The Market House Museum is located on the second floor and features 'rotating monthly, special-emphasis Market House exhibits'.
See also
- Market Hall and Sheds, a similar NHL
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b c "Market House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
- ^ J. G. Zehmer (May 21, 1970), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Market House (PDF), National Park Service and Accompanying images, exterior, from 1970, 1972, and 1865 PDF (32 KB)
- ^ "Monday at the Market House Museum"
External links
Media related to Market House (Fayetteville, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
- Market House page at gofayetteville.com
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-194, "Old Market House, Hay, Green, Person & Gillespie Streets, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, NC", 3 photos, 11 measured drawings
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