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Jefferson Market Courthouse

Landmark of New York

This building, designed along Victorian Gothic lines by Vaux & Withers, was constructed in 1876 and served as the women’s court until 1932. Of particular interest are its turrets, traceried windows, ironwork and sculpture.

Marker is ...

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National Historic Landmark -Market House

National Historic Landmark -Market House

Built in 1838, this structure is unique in that it 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 ...

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Market House Square

Walking Tour Stop 7

In their 1751 plan for Carlisle, the Penn family designated a portion of the Square to be used as a market. From 1751 until 1952 a market was held on this spot.

Markets were held twice a week, ...

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Market House

Armory workers purchased fresh vegetables, meat, and fish every Wednesday and Saturday here at the Market House. Constructed by the government near mid-century, the building that once stood here architecturally resembled the refurbished armory buildings along the Potomac.

The Sons ...

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Memorial Circle & Market House Plaza

Established 1977 by

the City of Annapolis

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Program Open Space

Maryland Commission on The Capital City

The Federated Garden Glubs of Maryland

John Apostol, Mayor

Marker is on Market Space near Main Street, on the ...

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The Market House

Site of a Shootout

On Saturday morning, March 11, 1865, a brief skirmish took place here at the Market House as Confederate forces evacuated Fayetteville while Union Gen. William T. Sherman's army entered the town. A rear guard detachment under Gen. ...

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Market House

Stood on this square from 1815 to 1872. Under the Market, at one end, was the jail. Equipment for fighting fires was kept here. Fairs and other public events were held under its roof.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

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Queen Village / The New Market and Head House

 

QUEEN VILLAGE. Philadelphia’s first neighborhood.

Cross the street to the south side of Lombard and you’ve entered Queen

Village, the oldest neighborhood in Philadelphia and one of the

oldest “urban villages” in the country.

This community is known

for ...

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Society Hill / The New Market and Head House

 

SOCIETY HILL. Where the past meets the present.

You are now walking down streets laid out over three centuries ago. In the 18th century you might have crossed paths with Benjamin Franklin, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson. President James ...

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First Town Hall / Market House

On this site stood Fredericksburg’s first Town Hall / Market House built c. 1763. The building most likely had an arched lower level, brick upper floors and a cupola on the roof. During the early years, the Town Hall did ...

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