Evansville Municipal Market

Evansville Municipal Market

Evansville Municipal Market, July 2011
Location 813 Pennsylvania St., Evansville, Indiana
Coordinates 37°58′41″N 87°34′33″W / 37.97806°N 87.57583°W / 37.97806; -87.57583Coordinates: 37°58′41″N 87°34′33″W / 37.97806°N 87.57583°W / 37.97806; -87.57583
Area less than one acre
Built 1916 (1916)-1918
Architect Shopbell, Clifford,& Co.; Thole, Edward J.
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP Reference # 83003771[1]
Added to NRHP December 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 noted 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

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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


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