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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