Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station
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Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station
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| Location: | 8100 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, Maryland |
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| Coordinates: | 38°59′24″N 77°1′37″W / 38.99000°N 77.02694°WCoordinates: 38°59′24″N 77°1′37″W / 38.99000°N 77.02694°W |
| Built: | 1945 |
| Architect: | Engineer of Buildings, B & O RR Co.; Steiner Construction Co. |
| Architectural style: | Colonial Revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: |
00001035 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 31, 2000 |
The Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station is a historic building located at Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It was built in 1945 on the foundation of the original station, a Victorian-style brick structure built in 1878.[2] It was designed in the Colonial Revival style and built from standardized plans developed for B&O stations in the mid-1940s. Amtrak's Blue Ridge previously served the station, and have since dropped the stop from its timetables.[3]
Passenger train service at the station ended in 2000, and trains now stop at the nearby MARC station. (See Silver Spring (Washington Metro).) The 1945 station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 and restored in 2002.[1][4]
The original 1940s waiting room furniture remains in the station, as are the original recessed fluorescent lighting fixtures. The Eastbound Waiting Room, a small rectangular building of similar design, stood on the south side of the tracks until it was lost to redevelopment in 2008. Originally built along with the station in 1945, it was razed and rebuilt in 1976, to make way for tracks laid for the Washington Metro. An underground pedestrian tunnel connecting the two buildings beneath the track bed still exists, but is closed to the public.[5] The station is owned by Montgomery Preservation, Inc., a non-profit organization, which opens the building for tours.[4]
See also [edit]
- Brunswick Line (MARC Commuter Rail)
- Metropolitan Subdivision (CSX railroad line)
References [edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ Harwood, Jr., Herbert H. (1979). Impossible Challenge: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland. Baltimore, MD: Barnard, Roberts. p. 272. ISBN 0-934118-17-5.
- ^ Amtrak Timetables; October 25, 1981; Capitol Limited (Museum of Railway Timetables)
- ^ a b Montgomery Preservation, Inc. Rockville, MD. "Historic Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station." Brochure. Accessed 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links [edit]
- Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station, Montgomery County, Inventory No.: M: 36-15, including photo in 2004, at Maryland Historical Trust website
- Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station - Information from the Town of Silver Spring
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- Railway stations opened in 1878
- Railway stations closed in 2000
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Railway stations opened in 1945
- Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, Maryland
- Stations along Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines
- Colonial Revival architecture in Maryland
- Former Amtrak stations in Maryland
- 1878 establishments in Maryland
