President Street Station | |
![]() An 1856 illustration of President Street Station in Baltimore | |
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Location | President Street at Fleet Street (southeast corner) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 39°17′2.4″N 76°36′8.8″W / 39.284000°N 76.602444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1849 |
Architect | Parker, George A.; Isaac Ridgeway Trimble; Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Italianate, Greek Revival |
Restored | 1996-1997 |
NRHP reference No. | 92001229[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 10, 1992 |
Designated BCL | 2009 |
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.