Bowie Railroad Buildings

Bowie, MD
Bowie Tower and freight station in December 2008
General information
Location8614 Chestnut Avenue, Bowie, Maryland
Operated byBaltimore and Potomac Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Amtrak
MARC
History
Opened1872
Closed1989
ElectrifiedJanuary 28, 1935[1] (ceremonial)
February 10, 1935[2] (regular service)
Former services
Preceding station MARC Following station
Seabrook Penn Line
Until 1989
Odenton
towards Perryville
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Capital Beltway Chesapeake
1978–1983
Odenton
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Glendale Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Jericho Park
Bowie Railroad Buildings
Map
Coordinates39°0′26″N 76°46′46″W / 39.00722°N 76.77944°W / 39.00722; -76.77944
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.98001261[3]
Added to NRHPNovember 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.

  1. ^ "Pennsy's New Electric Train Breaks Record". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 28, 1935. p. 28. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "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. Open access icon
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Susan Pearl (1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bowie Railroad Buildings". Crownsville, MD: Maryland Historical Trust.