Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market

	Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Site of Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market, August 2010
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Location	1810 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′19″N 75°9′59″W / 39.97194°N 75.16639°WCoordinates: 39°58′19″N 75°9′59″W / 39.97194°N 75.16639°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1875
Architect	Supplee, Davis E.
Architectural style	High Victorian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	84003547
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. The Market was built in 1875. One of the founding members was Grant Webster. After his death, the management of the Market was assumed by his son, Harold J. Webster. Harold managed the Market until it closed in the 1970’s. 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]

Gallery[]

VIEW OF SIDE ELEVATIONS WITH DORMER WINDOWS, HABS Photo, 1973

References[]

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.
^ nakedphilly.com "Update: More Info on Homes Replacing Ridge Ave. Farmers Market"

External links[]

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1737, "Ridge Avenue Farmers' Market Company, 1810 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-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] y.com "Update: More Info on Homes Replacing Ridge Ave. Farmers Market"

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