Fremantle Market is a public market located in a building on the corner of South Terrace and Henderson Street in the city of Fremantle.
.Built in the Romanesque style, the market building houses around 150 stalls of artisans, designers and traders, as well as fresh food stalls in the back yard. The foundation stone was laid by the Governor of Western Australia, Sir John Forrest, on 6 November 1897 and the main construction took place between 1898 and 1902. The interior walls of the building are limestone and the high iron roof is supported by wooden columns. The main entrance features ornate stone arches on the Henderson Street side of the building. The building housed a wholesale food market until the 1950s. Then, until the early 1970s, it was a food packing and distribution centre. In 1975 the building was restored: the main structures were retained, but the interior had to be remodelled to accommodate retailers' stalls. A bar was built on one corner and the terraces were relocated. To the north of the main market hall, a so-called Farmer's Lane was constructed, where fresh fruit and vegetable stalls were placed under tarpaulin awnings. In 1993, Fremantle Market was listed as a place of historical and cultural value.
The market is open Friday to Sunday and is a popular place not only with residents but also with tourists, who consider it "the soul of Fremantle harbour".
