City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg,

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. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling. The City Market is an

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al brick building. It measures 93 feet in diameter and is surrounded by a large metal canopy supported on elaborate iron brackets. an
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/ref> The market’s high-rafted interior was originally where perishables were sold, whereas the outside stalls were for produce. It was added to the

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in 1969. It is located in the

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Old Farmers' Market, West Old & Rock Streets, Petersburg, Petersburg, VA
4 photos, 4 measured drawings, and 10 data pages at

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