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Hagerstown station

Coordinates: 39°38′45″N 77°43′34″W / 39.64583°N 77.72611°W / 39.64583; -77.72611
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Western Maryland Railway Station
The former train station in 2013, now used as a police station.
Hagerstown station is located in Maryland
Hagerstown station
Hagerstown station is located in the United States
Hagerstown station
LocationBurhans Blvd., Hagerstown, Maryland
Coordinates39°38′45″N 77°43′34″W / 39.64583°N 77.72611°W / 39.64583; -77.72611
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
NRHP reference No.76001019[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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+12-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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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, 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.
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Preceding station Western Maryland Railway Following station
Williamsport
toward Cumberland
Main Line Chewsville
Terminus Hagerstown - Shippensburg Waynecastle