Market Square is a market square in Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of present-day North Main Street and College Street at the base of College Hill. Market Square has histo
Market Square in 2021
Today, Market House is the focal structure of Market Square
"Market Square" (1835) by Edward Lewis Peckham
Bannister statue
The Market House is a historic three-story brick market house in Market Square, in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island, US. The building was constructed between 1773 and 1775 and
Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island
…In 1744, a Haymarket was organized at the site, establishing the square as a local center of commerce. The square's focal structure, Market House, was constructed between 1773 and 1775. On March 2, 1775, Providence residents, inspired by the then-recent Boston Tea Party, gathered in Market Square…
Market House in 2021
Market House, c. 1860
A drawing of the building published in 1915
The structure in 1898, when it served as the Board of Trade Building