Market House
Historic building in North Carolina. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
The Market House is a market house and town hall in the center of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It was built in 1832 on the site of the old state house and Town Hall which burned down in 1831. Fayetteville was the capital of North Carolina from 1789 to 1794.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Market Sq., Fayetteville, NC |
| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | Sep 15, 1970 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 70000451 |
| Type of place | building |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Market Sq., Fayetteville, NC |
| Coordinates | 35.0529° N, 78.8775° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Fayetteville | 57 listed places in Fayetteville → · walking tour → |
| Nearest national park unit | Moores Creek National Battlefield · 60 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Drawings & photographs
Measured drawings and photographs from the Library of Congress. Public domain. All 8 records ↗
Map
Nearby in Cumberland County
Local history books for Fayetteville
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Guidebooks to historic places in North Carolina
Tar Heel History On Foot Great Walks Through 400 Years Of North Carolinas Fascinating PastLynn Setzer, 2013Find at Bookshop.org
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was Market House listed on the National Register?
Sep 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is Market House?
Market Sq., Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. The nearest national park unit is Moores Creek National Battlefield, 60 miles away.
Are there historic photographs or drawings of Market House?
Yes. The Historic American Buildings Survey at the Library of Congress has drawings or photographs of it.
Source: Library of Congress
Where is the nomination form for Market House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Market House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000451. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA. Drawings and photographs are Historic American Buildings Survey records at the Library of Congress, public domain.