President Street Station

President Street Station
An 1856 illustration of President Street Station in Baltimore
Map
LocationPresident Street at Fleet Street (southeast corner)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates39°17′2.4″N 76°36′8.8″W / 39.284000°N 76.602444°W / 39.284000; -76.602444
Arealess than one acre
Built1849 (1849)
ArchitectParker, George A.; Isaac Ridgeway Trimble; Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival
Restored1996-1997
NRHP reference No.92001229[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1992
Designated BCL2009

The President Street Station in Baltimore, Maryland, is a former train station and railroad terminal. Built in 1849 and opened in February 1850, the station saw some of the earliest bloodshed of the American Civil War (1861-1865), and was an important rail link during the conflict. It is the oldest surviving big-city railroad terminal in the United States.

In 1997, a preservation campaign and renovation project was completed, enabling the station to be operated as Baltimore Civil War Museum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.