City Market

City Market, also known as Farmers Market, is an historic public market located at 9 East Old Street in Petersburg, Virginia. It was built in 1878–1879 through a land given in trust by merchant Robert Balling.

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Type: Marketplace
Description: historic commercial building in Virginia, United States
Address: 9 East Old Street, Petersburg, 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Farmers’ Bank and Petersburg Union Station.

Farmers’ Bank

Museum

Photo: Alexiskferia, Public domain.

Farmers' Bank is the first bank museum of its kind found in Virginia. Farmers' Bank was incorporated in 1812 and the Petersburg, Virginia branch opened in 1817.

Petersburg Union Station

Building

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Petersburg Union Station is a former train station in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1909–1910 for the Norfolk and Western Railway and was later used by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Amtrak. Petersburg Union Station is situated 580 feet northeast of City Market.

Tabb Street Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Thomas Ustick Walter and built in 1843, in the Greek Revival style. Tabb Street Presbyterian Church is situated 1,200 feet south of City Market.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Ettrick

Village

Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.

Colonial Heights

Town

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 1½ miles north of City Market.

City Market

Categories: market hall, market, building, historic site, and historic building
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.23348° or 37° 14′ 1″ north

Longitude

-77.40424° or 77° 24′ 15″ west

Open location code

87946HMW+98

OpenStreetMap ID

way 298375262

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=marketplace

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q5123297

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