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POINT OF ROCKS B&O RAILROAD STATION

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1873–1875, E. Francis Baldwin. 3800 Clay St.
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Alexander Heilner)
  • (Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie)
  • (Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie)

Marking the end of the Baltimore and Ohio’s Metropolitan Branch from Washington, this picturesque station is located at its intersection with the main line to Baltimore. The branch provided a corridor for development that made possible the establishment of suburban and summer resort communities in Montgomery County, beginning in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Its exuberant High Victorian Gothic design marks it as one of the most distinctive of Baldwin’s numerous station designs. Combined with the nearby Chesapeake and Ohio Canal that fueled the early development of the town, the station was part of an important regional transportation hub, offering both passenger and freight service; it remains part of a significant commuter route into Washington.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie
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Timeline

  • 1873

    Built

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Citation

Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie, "POINT OF ROCKS B&O RAILROAD STATION", [Point of Rocks, Maryland], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MD-01-WM11.

Print Source

Buildings of Maryland, Lisa Pfueller Davidson and Catherine C. Lavoie. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2022, 341-341.

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