Market house

Market House (Providence, Rhode Island), USA

A market house or country market is a type of building traditionally used as a marketplace at street level and for public functions on the upper floor.

This style of market building developed in rural England and spread to colonial territories of Great Britain, including Ireland and New England in America. A market house is typically located on a market square or wharf.^[1]

References

1. ^ Faneuil Hall and Faneuil Hall Market: Or, Peter Faneuil and His GiftBy Abram English Brown Published by Lee and Shepard, 1901[1]

See also

• Market square
• Market houses in Northern Ireland
• Market Houses in the Republic of Ireland
• Moot hall