Market House
Historical landmark · Fayetteville ·
Historic market house and town hall with museum
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"At the center of town lies the Historic Market House, a Fayetteville icon with a controversial past as a location where slaves were once sold." - Matt Lardie
Alexander L.
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It is a beautiful piece of architecture with a haunting past. This piece of history should remain where it is to remind us. This building has no pride, so shall we? - We are intelligent beings, so let's use our unmatched capabilities to learn and accept history, good or bad. The Market House no longer stands for such atrocities but as a reminder of what we are capable of and what we should not strive to be.
Brian D.
Google
Open to the public. The Latin dancers from nextdoor at Volta Space have been using this space for classes and social dancing lately. Fun times.
Zack S.
Google
Really nice historical spot located in the middle of downtown, at night it is quite a site to see with colorful lights shining on it for everyone to admire. There is even a museum on the 2nd floor to enjoy during certain times, come on by and check it out for yourself.
Deidra
Google
This is a piece of history that I'm truly delighted I was able to touch, to feel. I wish there was a way to go inside and perhaps read material on this market house, yet, the door was locked.
Becca I.
Google
This place in mentioned by former slave Sarah Louise Augustus in "My Folks Don't Want Me to Talk About Slavery" by Belinda Humerence. It took me a minute to find the location on the map, as I hadn't realized it was actually still standing. They should absolutely keep this piece of history up for the sake of telling the stories of the souls who went through the atrocities of its' time
Q C
Google
Willie lynch would approve of this, I don’t know anybody else who thinks this is a nice piece of history. A disgraceful blow to the black community. The audacity for this to still stand represents the economical standard held till this day by Fayetteville, NC.
Priscilla J.
Google
Considering the painful history this architecture represents, this building shouldn't continue to be in the heart of Fayetteville. Let's build a proper museum and place this building inside. It may seem a bit overboard, but it's painful to see when visiting downtown.
Loretta P.
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I had a friend visiting for the 4th of July holiday. He walked through downtown Fayetteville and visited the Market House.