New Market, Philadelphia

New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Market and Second Street Market, is a historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area, known as the Shambles. At one end stands a brick building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States, now used as a community center. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's...