[1] After its closing, Western Market moved to a new location at 21st and K Streets NW.
[1][3] This market closed in 1961 and was demolished to make room for an office building to be built on that block.
[citation needed] The second building of Western Market (located at 21st and K Streets)[1][3] was large and made of brick.
It was similar in style to the current Eastern Market building.
[3] In Pierre L'Enfant's original city plan, the three markets (Western, Center, and Eastern) existed to supplement existing markets in Alexandria and Georgetown.