Bowie, MD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bowie Tower and freight station in December 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 8614 Chestnut Avenue, Bowie, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad Amtrak MARC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | January 28, 1935[1] (ceremonial) February 10, 1935[2] (regular service) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowie Railroad Buildings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 39°0′26″N 76°46′46″W / 39.00722°N 76.77944°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Queen Anne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 98001261[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures at the former Bowie train station, located at the junction of what is now the Northeast Corridor and the Pope's Creek Subdivision in the town center of Bowie, Maryland. The complex includes a single-story freight depot, a two-story interlocking tower, and an open passenger shed.[4] The station was served by passenger trains from 1872 until 1989, when it was replaced by Bowie State station nearby. The buildings were restored in 1992 as the Bowie Railroad Museum and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
- ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.Y.-Washington Electric Train Service Starts Sunday on P.R.R." The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. February 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Susan Pearl (1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bowie Railroad Buildings". Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust.
