Southern District Police Station
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Southern District Police Station is a historic police station
located at Baltimore
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a monumental Romanesque Revival steel-framed building faced in stone and brick constructed in 1896. The station is composed of a three-story cubic main block, a two-story rear ell, and two additions built in the 1950s that fill most of the remainder of the corner lot.
The building remained in use by the Baltimore Police Department
until the mid 1980s, when it was sold to a local non-profit group.
Southern District Police Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2001.
Police station
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located at Baltimore
Baltimore
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, Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
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. It is a monumental Romanesque Revival steel-framed building faced in stone and brick constructed in 1896. The station is composed of a three-story cubic main block, a two-story rear ell, and two additions built in the 1950s that fill most of the remainder of the corner lot.
The building remained in use by the Baltimore Police Department
Baltimore Police Department
The Baltimore Police Department provides police services to the city of Baltimore, Maryland and was officially established by the Maryland Legislature on March 16, 1853...
until the mid 1980s, when it was sold to a local non-profit group.
Southern District Police Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2001.
External links
- Southern District Police Station, Baltimore City, including photo from 2001, at Maryland Historical Trust