The Broad Street Market, opened in 1863, is located in the Midtownneighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. Originally established on Broad Street (now Verbeke Street) by the Verbeke family, it is today one of the oldest continuously operating farmers markets in the country.[2]
History
A wood frame wing extending up to the former alleyway bisecting the market block. Photo date unknown.
On April 20, 1860, William K. Verbeke drew up papers to incorporate the West Harrisburg Market Company, in what was then considered West Harrisburg.[3] The market is actually two separate structures. The older Stone Market house was completed in 1863 and held the name "West Harrisburg Market House".[4] The Brick Market house was built between 1874 and 1878. From 1869, a wooden frame wing extension spanned from the Stone Building to the Capitol Street alley until its destruction in 1976-1977.[5]
In 1979, ownership of the market was transferred to the City of Harrisburg, which operated the market until 1996 under a city-appointed agency.[2] In 1996, the city completed a $2.5 million award-winning restoration of the Market complex, which was designed to reposition it as a successful and growth-oriented retail enterprise. In 1999, the City completed an additional $380,000 improvement to the stone market house.
A severe fire caused by Rite-HiteHVLSceiling fan tore through the brick building, nearest to 6th Street, in the early morning hours of July 10, 2023 causing major damage to the roof and a loss of the building contents.[7]
List of current vendors
The following are a current list of vendors as found on the Market's website:[8]
The Market's logo as seen from inside the Brick Building.
