Indianapolis City Market Explained

City Market
Location:222 E. Market St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates:39.7686°N -86.1533°W
Added:March 27, 1974
Refnum:74000030

The Indianapolis City Market is a historic public market located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was founded in 1821 and officially opened in its current facility in 1886. The market building is a one-story, rectangular brick building trimmed in limestone. It has a front gable center section flanked by square towers.[1] [2] While it was originally a farmers market, it is now a food hall. The Indianapolis City Market also hosted some events for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis.

The market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

On June 15, 2022, the city of Indianapolis announced plans to replace the east wing of the market that had been added in the 1980s with an 11-story, 60-unit apartment building that includes of office space and of retail space. The $175 million project will also include converting the office building at 151 N. Delaware Street into a 350-unit multi-family housing tower and would result in the block having the highest population density in the state of Indiana.[3]

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  1. Web site: Indianapolis City Market :: About. Indianapolis City Market. 11 November 2011.
  2. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: City Market . 2016-08-01. H. Roll McLaughlin and David R. Hermansen. PDF. February 1974. and Accompanying photographs
  3. Web site: June 15, 2022 . City of Indianapolis announces $175 million City Market redevelopment plan . June 15, 2022 . WTHR.