- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Market House
- Creator:
- Jud McCranie
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph by Jud McCranie
- Date of Original:
- 2020-08-17
- Subject:
- Buildings--Georgia--Louisville
Historic buildings--Georgia--Louisville
Historic sites--Georgia--Louisville
Bell towers--Georgia--Louisville
Marketplaces--Georgia--Louisville
Commercial buildings--Georgia--Louisville
Louisville (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Market House (Louisville, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Jefferson County, Louisville, 33.00154, -82.41124
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Market House in Louisville originally served as the site for various commercial transactions, including the purchase of land and, during the antebellum period, the trading of enslaved people. Today the structure is used for both community and private events.
Photograph of the Market House in Louisville, Georgia. The open square pavilion has three bays on each side. A belfry tops the pyramidal roof, which is wood-shingled. The structure sits in the town square. A three-story white commercial building with a turret-like bay stands behind the Market House. The pavilion is decorated with little American Flags. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/louisville/old-market-house_002/
- Digital Object URL:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Market,_Louisville,_GA,_US.jpg
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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