Market House Square District

Market House Square District
Market House Square District, September 2014
Location Hay, Person, Green, and Gillespie Sts., Fayetteville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°3′9″N 78°52′44″W / 35.05250°N 78.87889°WCoordinates: 35°3′9″N 78°52′44″W / 35.05250°N 78.87889°W
Area 4.9 acres (2.0 ha)
Architect Hartmann, Charles C.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Governing body Private
MPS Fayetteville MRA
NRHP Reference # 83001860[1]
Added to NRHP July 7, 1983

Market House Square District is a national historic district located at Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina. It encompasses 11 contributing buildings in the central business district of Fayetteville. The district includes six storefronts and a major store, an office building, a former Knights of Pythias Building, and the First Citizen's Bank Building, all of which date between 1884 and 1926 and ring the separately listed Market House. The First Citizen's Bank Building was designed by noted architect Charles C. Hartmann and built in 1926.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] It is incorporated into the Fayetteville Downtown Historic District.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Linda Jasperse (December 1982). "Market House Square District" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.