Center Market, Washington, D.C.

Center Market
Center Market in the 1920s
LocationWashington, D.C.
Coordinates38°53′34″N 77°01′23″W / 38.89278°N 77.02306°W / 38.89278; -77.02306
AddressConstitution Avenue between 7th Street and 9th Street, NW
Opening date1872
Closing date1931
ManagementWashington Market Company
ArchitectAdolph Cluss
The Smithsonian Institution Building (bottom), the National Museum of Natural History in white and the Center Market (right) in 1929, prior to its demolition
Center Market seen from B Street NW (Constitution Avenue) in 1914

Center Market was a market hall in Washington, D.C. designed by architect Adolph Cluss which operated in Washington, DC from 1872 to 1931. The building was demolished in 1931 to be replaced by the National Archives Building. A market called Center Market had been in operation on the same block of land since 1802.[1] In 1931, the name of Center Market was transferred over to the Northern Liberty Market located a few blocks north.

  1. ^ Records, Volumes 1-2 - Mayor Brent by J.D. Morgan - Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1897 - page 245