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Old Market House
Louisville's late-1790s public market house preserves original timbers in the center of downtown. A Georgia Historical Society marker records that land, household goods, town lots and enslaved people were sold here, making this a brief but important stop in the former state capital.
Old Market House in Louisville, photographed August 17, 2020 by Jud McCranie. · Jud McCranie (Bubba73) / Wikimedia Commons · Credits & licenses
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- Old Market House in Louisville, Georgia
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What to expect
Louisville's late-1790s public market house preserves original timbers in the center of downtown. A Georgia Historical Society marker records that land, household goods, town lots and enslaved people were sold here, making this a brief but important stop in the former state capital.
Louisville · Free open-air stop · 15–30 minutes
Old Market House · Broad and Mulberry Streets, Louisville, GA 30434
Open-air site; visit in daylight
Explore Georgia describes the open-air structure as continuously accessible. Visit in daylight for easier reading and be alert to traffic around the downtown intersection.
- Late-1790s open-air market structure
- Documented site of sales of enslaved people
- 1772 French bell and former-capital setting
Before you go 
- Read the Georgia Historical Society marker for the documented history of sales at this site, including sales of enslaved people.
- The structure is open-air and unstaffed; there is no scheduled interior tour or visitor desk.
- Use public walkways and watch for downtown traffic at Broad and Mulberry streets.
Sources & visitor information
Venue and visitor-bureau information checked on the dates below. Follow these links for current hours, admission and access.
- Georgia Historical Society — Market House marker ↗
Construction period, documented sales, bell history and exact marker location.
Checked - Explore Georgia — Old Market House ↗
Current free open-air access, address and retained original-timber description.
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Visitor information phone: 478-625-8134
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