[2] The Central Market comprises approximately 60 vendors who principally sell foodstuffs – fresh fruits and produce, meats, cheeses, fish and seafood and baked goods – and flowers.

Products for sale come from Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, German, Greek, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Slavic origins.

Central Market was designed by English architect James H. Warner, who eventually made Lancaster his home.

The interior structure has wooden pillars supporting the roof with a grid of steel rod Howe trusses.

The renovation eliminated large suspended lights, uncovered many pre-existing long windows, and re positioned the mechanical system underground.