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The Georgetown Market, 3276 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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The Georgetown Market, 3276 M Street Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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Summary

Significance: Built in 1865 on the foundations of the Old Georgetown Market (c. 1796), the Georgetown Market stands on land occupied by earlier structures a butcher's market and the Georgetown debtor's jail of the eighteenth century. Although not of extraordinary architectural significance, of the Market is perhaps the finest remaining symbol of Georgetown's long history of commercial endeavor.
Survey number: HABS DC-123
Building/structure dates: 1865 Initial Construction

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States38.93809, -77.04493
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