Farmers Market
National Register of Historic Places

Farmers Market

York, York County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 25, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
77001207

About this property

Farmers Market, more commonly called Penn Market and also known as York Farmers' Market or Market & Penn Street Farmers' Market, is a historic public market located in York, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1876 and expanded about 1890. The original section is a simple 60 feet wide and 80 feet long gable roofed brick building.

Location

380 W. Market St.
York, York County, Pennsylvania
39.95936, -76.73650

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 77001207. It was listed on November 25, 1977.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

York Meetinghouse
Civil War
0.2 mi
Forry House
Early Republic
0.2 mi
United Cigar Manufacturing Company
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

York Pennsylvania Occupation
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
Hanover Junction Skirmish
1863Civil War
0.9 mi
Susquehannock Expansion – Washington Boro
1460Pre-Columbian
8.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Farmers Market listed on the National Register?

Farmers Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Farmers Market?

Farmers Market is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Farmers Market?

The period of significance for Farmers Market is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1876.

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