Hagerstown station

Western Maryland Railway Station
The former train station in 2013, now used as a police station.
Location Burhans Blvd., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates 39°38′45″N 77°43′34″W / 39.64583°N 77.72611°W / 39.64583; -77.72611Coordinates: 39°38′45″N 77°43′34″W / 39.64583°N 77.72611°W / 39.64583; -77.72611
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1913 (1913)
NRHP reference # 76001019[1]
Added to NRHP April 22, 1976

Hagerstown station is a historic railway station in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland. It was built in 1913 as a stop for the Western Maryland Railway. It is a ​2 1⁄2-story hip roof brick building, reflecting the influence of the Commercial Style of the early 20th century. The building features overscaled Classical detailing, a stone foundation, and a massive, modillioned cornice with stone disks defining each bay. The building is also encircled by a one-story porch that has a cantilevered roof on three sides.[2]

The Western Maryland Railway ended passenger train service to the Hagerstown station in June 1957.[3]:266

The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as the Western Maryland Railway Station.[1] The building is now used as the headquarters of the Hagerstown Police Department.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Ronald L. Andrews (August 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Western Maryland Railway Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  3. ↑ Cook, Roger; Zimmermann, Karl (1992). The Western Maryland Railway: Fireballs and Black Diamonds (2nd ed.). Laurys Station, Pennsylvania: Garrigues House. ISBN 0-9620844-4-1.
  4. ↑ Rubin, Mary H. (2010). Hagerstown: Images of America: a history of American life in images and texts. Then and Now Series. Arcadia Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 9780738585840.
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