Welcome
Imagine a shopping environment with many specialty shops that include a cafe, hot lunch spots, a butcher, a wine shop, a fresh seafood market, a bakery and a fresh cold spot for fresh produce year round and a full scale restaurant for lunch and dinner. Grab coffee on your way to work and grab dinner on your way home! Run daily errands and meet up with friends for a quick lunch or a cocktail after work.

Capitol Market offers a vast array of items from Spring plants to fresh produce to Fall pumpkins and holiday trees are what you will see year round throughout the Outdoor Market. As you stroll the outdoor market marveling at the many specialty shops indoors, as well as, the eclectic lunch spots with unique menus to tantalize anyone's appetite. You can also dine at the hottest restaurant in Charleston, Soho's.

Fresh-cut West Virginia Christmas Trees are arriving November 22. Capitol Market features thousands of West Virginia grown trees to satisfy all your holiday decorating needs. Fresh garland roping. wreaths and seasonal plants abound.

Contact Information
Tammy Borstnar, Executive Director
800 Smith Street
Charleston, WV 25301
304-344-1905

Location History & Market Development

Capitol Market is located on a portion of the rail yards property originally developed by the New York Central Railroad Company in the late 1800's. The only remaining building was originally a transfer dock and warehouse for the railroad. It had been used for years to transfer goods from rail to truck for distribution. In the 1970's the rail yard business ceased and for many decades the building was neglected or sporadically utilized for storage and recycling.

Revitalization came in the mid 1990's as Charleston Renaissance spearheaded a task force which included officials from the City of Charleston, Kanawha County, Charleston Urban Renewal, West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the Sate of West Virginia to create what is now Capitol Market. The Market is located on the north end of Capitol Street in downtown Charleston, West Virginia. It opened in 1997.

Today you will see an eclectically designed and renovated railroad transfer dock that captures the essence of an outdoor farmers' market and plays host to many indoor specialty shops featuring everything from fresh, simple foods to gourmet pleasures and including a full-scale restaurant serving fine Italian cuisine.

Capitol Market is easily accessible to local traffic and travelers from I-77/I-64 exit 100. We provide free parking on all four sides of the Market.

Development in this area has continued with the 240,000 square foot Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences - West Virginia, opened on July 12, 2003. The Clay Center houses the performing and visual arts and the sciences all under one roof. It is also home to the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. On April 14, 2005, the West Virginia Power moved into its beautiful new baseball park; Appalachian Power park in the East End of Charleston, just blocks from Capitol Market.

The Capitol Market Mission

Did you Know?
Unlike most shopping center, Capitol Market is a not-for-profit company; listed as a 501 (c)3 organization under economic and neighborhood development. Capitol Market is governed by a volunteer board of directors made up of member of our community representing many local business people, community leaders and customers who provide Capitol Market the professional guidance for future growth, sustainability and economic impact on our community.