Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market

Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market
Site of Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market, August 2010
Location 1810 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′19″N 75°9′59″W / 39.97194°N 75.16639°W / 39.97194; -75.16639Coordinates: 39°58′19″N 75°9′59″W / 39.97194°N 75.16639°W / 39.97194; -75.16639
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1875
Architect Supplee, Davis E.
Architectural style High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference # 84003547[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1984

Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market was a historic farmers' market building located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1875, and was a one-story brick and brownstone building with basement. It was an irregular rectangular shape, measuring 92 feet by 262 feet. It featured Gothic arched openings and a high peaked, wood open truss roof with jerkinhead end gables.[2] It has been demolished and the property developed for housing.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Gil Gilbert and Paul Doutrich (November 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ↑ nakedphilly.com "Update: More Info on Homes Replacing Ridge Ave. Farmers Market"


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