Market House

Designer: Leslie Poker

Embroiderer: Marjorie Campbell

Year Created: 1988

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The original Market House was constructed in 1816, a second one in
1853, and from the earliest days of Knoxville, farmers brought their
produce and farm products there to sell. During the Civil War it was used
to quarter troops and store ammunition. The Market House as charted
here was built in 1897 and operated until 1960. Partially destroyed by
fire in the spring of 1960, it was razed and cleared for what we now
know as Market Square Mall.