In 1876, the first North Market opened on the northernmost border of Columbus on land that once housed the city’s North Graveyard. After the graveyard’s closing in 1864, families had their loved one’s remains moved to the country, including Greenlawn Cemetery, making way for the market. However, burial artifacts continue to be found in the area, despite the work of archeologists to identify and map the exact location of the extensive cemetery. Shortly after the original North End Market House burned to the ground in 1948, North Market merchants pooled their resources and set up shop in a World War II surplus Quonset hut for nearly the next 50 years. The 1980s saw a national renewed interest in public markets and in 1995, the North Market experienced a renaissance in a turn-of-the-century warehouse. Though there was once an Eastside, a Westside, and the large Central Market on North Fourth Street, today, the North Market is thriving as the City’s only surviving public market. On the second floor of the building, there is a display that tells the history of the market.
59 Spruce St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Franklin County
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