Amid the George Floyd protests in 2020, the city council of Louisville voted to have the structure removed from the town.

A new roof and a cement floor were added to the structure in the 1950s, and the timbers (which are now badly rotted) were later reinforced with iron.

[6] It was originally constructed as a "market house" to be used for official sales such as property and furniture.

[7] In June 2020 amid the George Floyd protests, a petition circulated in Louisville to have the Old Market removed from the town, which quickly gained 4,000 signatures.

[8] On June 13, 2020, a protest took place in the town attended by hundreds of people, and one of their demands was that the market had to go.