Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building
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The Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building is a historic building located at Sabillasville
, Frederick County
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a -story, stone and frame structure located on a hillside with four stone chimneys, two on each gable
end. The building was built originally to house the Maryland Tuberculosis
Sanitorium, the first state sponsored institution of its type in Maryland.
It was designed by architects Wyatt & Nolting
in Colonial Revival
style.
The Victor Cullen Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1990.
Sabillasville, Maryland
Sabillasville is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Victor Cullen School Power House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 and the Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building was listed in 1990.-References:...
, Frederick County
Frederick County, Maryland
Frederick County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Maryland, bordering the southern border of Pennsylvania and the northeastern border of Virginia. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 233,385....
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is a -story, stone and frame structure located on a hillside with four stone chimneys, two on each gable
Gable
A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...
end. The building was built originally to house the Maryland Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
Sanitorium, the first state sponsored institution of its type in Maryland.
It was designed by architects Wyatt & Nolting
Wyatt & Nolting
Wyatt & Nolting was an architectural partnership of James Bosley Noel Wyatt and William G. Nolting .The partnership completed numerous works that are listed on the U.S...
in Colonial Revival
Colonial Revival architecture
The Colonial Revival was a nationalistic architectural style, garden design, and interior design movement in the United States which sought to revive elements of Georgian architecture, part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement in the arts. In the early 1890s Americans began to value their own...
style.
The Victor Cullen Center 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 1990.
External links
- Victor Cullen Center, Old Administration Building, Frederick County, including photo from 2006, at Maryland Historical Trust