Market House Town Clock, Fayetteville, North Carolina
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showbizkid
N 35° 03.150 W 078° 52.693
17S E 693507 N 3880923
Fayetteville's main town clock is on top of the Market House, located where the city's four main street converge downtown.
Waymark Code: WMEYF
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2006
Views: 35
The focal point of downtown Fayetteville, the Market House sits in the center of the intersection of Green, Gillespie, Person, and Hay Streets. For decades meat and produce were sold beneath its arches by local farmers, while the second floor was the town hall. In recent years the second floor has been used as a public library, chamber of commerce offices, and an art museum. Many distinguished visitors have spoken from its balconies.
Architecturally unique in North Carolina, the Market House is one of the few structures in America to use this town hall-market scheme found in England. The clock chimes the hours and the bell in the cupola still rings at 7:30 AM for breakfast, at 1:00 PM for dinner, at sundown, and at 9:00 PM, once the curfew hour.
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