Sykesville Historic District

The Sykesville Historic District encompasses the center of Sykesville, Maryland. Sykesville is a small town in the Patapsco River valley in southern Carroll County, Maryland, and is located on the old main line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O), one of the first railroad lines in the United States. The B&O train station is included in the district. It was designed by E. Francis Baldwin in the Queen Anne style and built in 1883. Other historically significant buildings in the district were built between the 1850s and the 1920s.[2]

Sykesville Historic District
LocationMain St., Springfield, Norwood & Mellor Aves., Sykesville, Maryland
Coordinates39°22′5″N 76°58′9″W
Area65 acres (26 ha)
Built1850 (1850)
ArchitectBaldwin, E. Francis
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.85002498[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 25, 1985

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Thelma C. Wimmer (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sykesville Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.


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