Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station - Baltimore MD
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nomadwillie
N 39° 17.141 W 076° 37.966
18S E 359182 N 4349751
The museum and station were designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1961.
Waymark Code: WMYA5Z
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2018
Views: 8
The museum is located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Mount Clare Station and adjacent roundhouse, part of the B&O's sprawling Mount Clare Shops site begun in 1829, the oldest railroad manufacturing complex in the United States. The roundhouse designed by Ephraim Francis Baldwin was built in 1884 to service the B&O's passenger cars. This collection was stored in various places, until the railroad decided to centralize it in a permanent home. The car shop of the Mt. Clare Shops was chosen, and the new museum opened on July 4, 1953.
Street address:
Pratt and Poppleton Sts.
Baltimore, MD
County / Borough / Parish: Baltimore
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Transportation
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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