Roanoke City Market Historic District

Roanoke City Market Historic District, also known as City Market District, is a national historic district located in the Downtown Roanoke area of Roanoke, Virginia.

Roanoke City Market Historic District
Roanoke City Market Historic District as seen from above
LocationRoughly bounded by Williamson Rd., Norfolk Ave., S. Jefferson St., and Church Ave.; 302 Campbell Ave., SE; 9 Church Ave, SE, Roanoke, Virginia
Coordinates37°16′18″N 79°56′21″W
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian (original)
Early Commercial (increase)
NRHP reference No.83003312, 02000622 (increase)[1]
VLR No.128-0045
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1983 (original)
June 6, 2002 (increase)[2]
Designated VLRSeptember 16, 1982, September 12, 2001[3]

A recent article about the city market said: "It’s been 135 years since Roanoke’s downtown farmers market, a city symbol, opened with 25 hucksters, otherwise known as vendors. In the market’s early days, including this view from 1936, there were more meat vendors compared with today’s seller mix... Today’s market includes an approximately 60 percent farmer mix, alongside crafters and others vendors. Martin Farms of Fincastle is the oldest continuous market vendor. It has been on the market since 1904."[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, with an area "Roughly bounded by Williamson Rd., Norfolk Ave., S. Jefferson St., and Church Ave. The district area was increased to include 302 Campbell Ave., SE, and 9 Church Ave, SE, in 2002.[1] The district encompasses 51 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object. The focal point of the area's grid-plan is the City Market Building (1922) set in the middle of the central Market Square. Other notable buildings include the Lampros Building (1909), the McGuire Building (1914), Goria Brothers Grocery Building (1924), and the E & M Market (1946). Located in the district is the separately listed Fire Station No. 1.[5][6]

  • Roanoke City Market Historic District, June 2010
  • Roanoke City Market Historic District at Night

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. Then and Now: Roanoke City Market. The Roanoker. July/August 2017. Page 114.
  5. Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission Staff (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roanoke City Market Historic District" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo and Accompanying map Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Nancy Kraus (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roanoke City Market Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.


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