The Sykesville Historic District encompasses the center of Sykesville, Maryland. Sykesville is a small incorporated town in the Patapsco River valley in southern Carroll County, Maryland, and is located on the old main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), one of the first railroad lines in the United States, that section dating from 1831. The B&O train station is included in the district, next to the river. It was designed by E. Francis Baldwin in the Queen Anne style and built in 1883. It is currently a restaurant having outdoor seating on the original platform (only goods trains now pass). Other historically significant buildings in the district were built between the 1850s and the 1920s.[2]
Sykesville Historic District | |
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| Location | Main St., Springfield, Norwood & Mellor Aves., Sykesville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′5″N 76°58′9″W / 39.36806°N 76.96917°W |
| Area | 65 acres (26 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architect | Baldwin, E. Francis |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002498[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1985 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Thelma C. Wimmer (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sykesville Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
External links edit
- Sykesville Historic District, Carroll County, including photo in 2002, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Sykesville Historic District boundary map
- Town of Sykesville Website, Carroll County, includes history of Sykesville up to July 12, 2012
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-19, "Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Sykesville Station, West Side of Main Street, Sykesville, Carroll County, MD", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- Sykesville Historic District Nomination Form from Maryland State Archives
