Farmers Market Sheds – Ann Arbor MI

City:
Ann Arbor, MI

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1938

Completed:
1940

Description

“The Ann Arbor Farmers Market began in 1919 in front of the old courthouse and moved to its current site (formerly a lumber yard) in 1931. Permanent sheds were designed and built by the WPA between 1938 and 1940. Today the market has nearly 100 permanent spaces under the original sheds and adjacent areas.”

Source notes

"Ann Arbor in the 20th Century: A Photographic History," by Grace Shackman (pg. 95) https://www.pps.org/projects/ann_arbor_market/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 15, 2017.

Location Info


315 Detroit St.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Coordinates: 42.283957, -83.746500

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