Broad Street Market

	Broad Street Market
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Façade of the Stone Building, as seen from Verbeke Street in 2013
Location	Verbeke Street between 3rd and 6th Streets, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°16′11″N 76°53′19″W / 40.26972°N 76.88861°W
Built	1863
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	74001780
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1974

The Broad Street Market, opened in 1863, is located in the Midtown neighborhood 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

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]

During the American Civil War, the market helped to feed the 300,000 Union soldiers who mustered through nearby Camp Curtin.^[2]^[6]

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.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[2]

A severe fire caused by Rite-Hite HVLS ceiling 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]

Name	Location
Conestoga Cafe	Brick Building
D.McGee Design Studio	Brick Building
Doggie Delights	Brick Building
Elementary Coffee Co.	Brick Building
Evanilla	Brick Building
Fisher's Bakery	Brick Building
Fisher's Deli	Brick Building
Floral Bouquet	Brick Building
JB Kelly Seafood Connection	Brick Building
Kabob House	Brick Building
Lebanon Valley Meats	Brick Building
Lil's Pretzels	Brick Building
Ouigi's Cocina	Stone Building
Lovedraft's Express Burgers & Brews	Stone Building
Porter's House	Stone Building
Produce Patch at Peach Ridge	Brick Building
R.G. Hummer Meats & Cheese	Brick Building
Raising the Bar	Stone Building
Revittle	Brick Building
rijuice	Stone Building
Shawarma & Falafel	Brick Building
Shea Optimum	Brick Building
Smucker's Chicken	Brick Building
Sweet 717	Brick Building
Taqueria El Compadre	Stone Building
Tasty Dishes	Stone Building
Tep's Fresh Seafood	Stone Building
The Cheesesteak Guy	Stone Building
The Streatery	Brick Building
Two Brothers BBQ	Brick Building
Veg Out	Brick Building
Ward of Health	Stone Building
Yami Korean Food	Stone Building
Ying's Custom Jewelry and Asian Boutique	Brick Building
Zeroday Outpost	Stone Building