Findlay Market was founded in 1852, on land donated by the estate of General
James Findlay and his wife Jane Irwin Findlay. Built with the new iron framework technology, this was one of the earliest structures in the nation in which that technique was used, and one of the few remaining. The market bell from
Pearl Street Market, Cincinnati's first market house, now hangs in Findlay Market's bell tower. The market is located north of downtown
Cincinnati in
Over-the-Rhine, an historic neighborhood known for its dense concentration of
Italianate architecture. Open year-round, Tuesday through Sunday, Findlay Market has more than about three dozen indoor merchants selling meat, fish, poultry, produce, flowers, cheese, deli, and ethnic foods. On Saturdays and Sundays from March to December, the Market hosts a farmers' market and other outdoor vendors, street performers, and special events. The Findlay Market Opening Day Parade for the
Cincinnati Reds is an annual Cincinnati tradition. Findlay Market is a gathering place for people from all over the city. It routinely attracts crowds that are socially, economically, racially, and ethnically diverse. In 2019
Newsweek named Findlay Market one of the top ten public markets in the world. ==Market District Development==