In 1751, twenty years after the founding of Baltimore Town, the first public market house was introduced.[3]Twelve years later, the first market was constructed. At the peak of their operation, there were eleven markets across the city.[4]Responsibility for the markets interchanged to the Baltimore Comptroller's Office in 1857, and then transferred again to the Mayor's Office in 1983.[5] The Cross Street Market is a historic marketplace built in the 19th century in Federal Hill, Baltimore, Unite