Camden Station
Niernsee and Neilson
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Date
1856-1867Description
Close frontal view of Camden Station looking up, depicting central portico; The original passenger station, a three-story brick structure with three towers in the Italianate architecture style, was designed by Niernsee and Neilson for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O). Construction began in 1856 and was completed in 1867; thereafter, the station was used by the B&O's passenger trains until the 1980s, one of the longest continuously operated railroad terminals in the U.S. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 11/12/2007)
Type of Work
railroad stationSubject
architectural exteriors, engineering and industry, manufacturing, Transportation, Italianate (North American architecture styles)
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