Central Market (Lancaster)
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Central Market
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Central Market
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| Location | William Henry Pl., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′N 76°18′W / 40.033°N 76.300°WCoordinates: 40°2′N 76°18′W / 40.033°N 76.300°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Warner, James H. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001127 |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1972 |
Central Market, also known as Lancaster Central Market, is a historic public market located in Penn Square, in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Until 2005, the market was the oldest municipally-operated market in the United States.
The Central Market comprises approximately 60 vendors who principally sell foodstuffs – fresh fruits and produce, meats, cheeses, fish and seafood and baked goods – and flowers. Products for sale come from Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, German, Greek, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Slavic origins.
A public marketplace was deeded on this site in 1730 as part of the settlement of Lancaster. The marketplace was officially chartered by King George II on May 1, 1742, officially designating Lancaster as a market town. The Central Market occupies a portion of the original marketplace, with the first permanent building erected in 1757.
This 20,540 square-foot brick building sits adjacent to the old City Hall, Lancaster’s very first skyscraper as well as many other historical buildings.
The current building was built in 1889, and is a brick building with a hipped and gabled terra cotta roof, in the Romanesque Revival style. Central Market was designed by English architect James H. Warner, who eventually made Lancaster his home. Its front facade features twin towers measuring 72 feet (22 metres) feet tall, with a gable between them. The interior structure has wooden pillars supporting the roof with a grid of steel rod Howe trusses.
The Central Market was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The Central Market is owned and maintained by the City of Lancaster and has been since its development. In more recent years the Central Market Trust, which is a non-profit 501 (c)3 organization has managed it. The trust was formed in 2005 and consists of the Market Manager and eleven volunteers from the community.
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