Hagerstown station

Hagerstown Station
The former train station in 2013, now used as a police station.
General information
LocationBurhans Blvd., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°38′45″N 77°43′34″W / 39.64583°N 77.72611°W / 39.64583; -77.72611
OwnerChessie System, Real Estate and Industrial Deyelopment Department
Train operators
Western Maryland Railway
Construction
AccessibleNo
History
Opened1913 (1913)
Former services
Preceding station Western Maryland Railway Following station
Williamsport
toward Cumberland
 Main Line Chewsville
toward Baltimore Hillen
Terminus Hagerstown - Shippensburg Waynecastle
toward Shippensburg
Western Maryland Railway Station
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference No.76001019
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1976
Location

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.

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ronald L. Andrews (August 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Western Maryland Railway Station" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ↑ Cook, Roger; Zimmermann, Karl (1992). The Western Maryland Railway: Fireballs and Black Diamonds (2nd ed.). Laurys Station, PA: Garrigues House. ISBN 0-9620844-4-1. OCLC 26302871.
  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.