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Western Maryland Railway Station

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1906–08, John S. Selbert. West side Railroad Ave., on axis with 3rd St.
  • (West Virginia Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division)

An architect from Cumberland, Maryland, designed this brick building with sandstone trim and prominent red tile, hipped roof. The Western Maryland Railway was the successor to Henry G. Davis's West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh line, and the station's important axial relation with one of the city's main commercial streets indicates the pivotal role it had in the community. The station served its purpose exactly half a century, until passenger service ceased in 1958. It has been restored to serve as a visitors center and chamber of commerce.

Writing Credits

Author: 
S. Allen Chambers Jr.
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What's Nearby

Elkins City Hall (U.S. Post Office and Courthouse)
Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church
Jennings Randolph Federal Building
Graceland
Halliehurst Gatehouse

Citation

S. Allen Chambers Jr., "Western Maryland Railway Station", [Elkins, West Virginia], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/WV-01-RN6.

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