Martinsburg WV Roundhouse
N 39° 27.550 W 077° 57.600
18S E 245331 N 4371915
1866 B&O Cast Iron Roundhouse complex being restored. The only iron-framed roundhouse still in existence today.
Waymark Code: WM51TN
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2008
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The buildings are rare and outstanding examples of their types, designed by the engineers of the B&O. It is believed that all original design concepts were developed in-house by the B&O and it also appears that there was a significant influence in the design from the visionary work of Willer-le-Duc, the pioneer French architect and theorist, as well as the work of Henri LaBrouste, who was responsible for the design of the Biblioteque National in Paris, construction between 1854 and 1872, the same periods as the B&O structures.
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