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Mount Royal Train Station

Engineer / Architect: Baldwin and Pennington
Location: Mount Royal Ave. and Cathedral Street
Baltimore, MD
Year Built: 1896
Structural Form: Passenger train station & train shed; granite load bearing walls (station), steel trusses (shed), adaptive reuse
Historical Details: Mount Royal Station was originally built to accomodate the northward expansion of Baltimore. In 1964 it became a good example of adaptive reuse when it was purchased by MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) and converted into studios, an auditorium, library and offices.
Technical Details: N/A
Image Source(s): Rachel Sangree
References: J. Dorsey and J.D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Third Edition), Tidewater Publishers, Centreville, MD (1997), p. 281;
M.E Hayward and F.R. Shivers, Jr., the Architecture of Baltimore: An Illustrated History, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (2004), p. 166;
Historic American Engineering Record, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Mount Royal Station. HABS No. MD-193. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from: Link;
Historic American Engineering Record, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Mount Royal Trainshed. HAER No. MD-29. Retrieved May 2, 2005 from: Link

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