Fort Worth Public Market, Market hall in Fort Worth, United States.
The Fort Worth Public Market is a market hall in the city featuring Mission Revival architecture located along Henderson Street. The building displays red-tiled roofs, stucco walls, and arched doorways, with a main tower decorated with terracotta columns and a multi-colored tile roof.
The market building opened in 1930 as an investment project to support local commerce in the growing city. It provided spaces for numerous farmer stalls and shops that played a significant role in the city's economic life.
The building's name comes from its original role as a public farmers' market, and its layout reflects that mix: space for 145 farmer and vendor stalls alongside 30 permanent retail shops, with grocers, bakers and butchers among the businesses. Visitors can still read this dual market-and-shop arrangement in the structure today.
The market hall stands at 1400 Henderson Street, and the main tower with its terracotta columns marks the entrance side. A fire in 2010 destroyed a shed behind the main building, so the rear area differs from the 1930 layout. The building is a landmark rather than a working market, so check locally before planning a visit.
At its peak the market held 145 farmer and vendor stalls plus 30 permanent retail shops, and the building was designed by Oklahoma City native B. Gaylord Noftsger for developer John J. Harden, who spent $150,000 on it. A 2010 fire destroyed a shed behind the main building.
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