Laurel, MD: 1884 MARC/B&O Depot

(3D Satellite)

Three of 9 photos posted by Marty Benard with the comment: "These are scans of the slides of the late Bill Howes.  He was a very interesting railroader.  If you didn't know Bill, you my want to look at this from TRAINS:  https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/.../william-f-howes-jr.../" 

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B&O Laurel, MD Passenger Station looking north on February 20, 1972, Bill Howes photo. Used also as track supervisor's office.

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B&O Laurel, MD Passenger Station looking north on February 20, 1972, Bill Howes photo. Used also as track supervisor's office.

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B&O Laurel, MD Passenger Station looking south on February 20, 1972, Bill Howes photo. Used also as track supervisor's office.
Arthur House: The photo also shows the Laurel freight house, which was destroyed by fire not long after Bill’s photo.

Laurel was still a small village in the 1950s.

1951 Laurel Quad @ 24,000

Street View, Jul 2019
Note that the abutments for the overpass is cut stone and it allows just one lane of traffic with a low clearance.

The plaque in the above view reads:

LAUREL RAILROAD DEPOT

BUILT BY THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD IN 1884 [1864?], THIS "AMERICAN QUEEN ANNE" STRUCTURE CONTINUES IN DAILY USE. THE ARCHITECT FRANCIS M. BALDWIN ALSO DESIGNED THE REAR WING OF THE STATE HOUSE IN ANNAPOLIS.

tHE BUILDING WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1972.

Dale V Rockwell commented on an Ellicott City depot photo: "E. Francis Baldwin was the B&O's Head Architect from 1872 until early 1900s. He designed most of what B&O built during that time period. His work is distinctive and stylish." This argues for a date of 1884 instead of 1864 on the plaque.

Margty Bernard posted two photos with the comment: "B&O Laurel, MD Station Recently Painted Green, November 1981."

1. B&O Laurel, MD station recently painted green which was said to be the early color of the station (looking north) Bill Howes photo, November 1981.

2. And the next slide Bill took. B&O GP40-2 4257 with a westbound freight at the Laurel, MD, Bill Howes photo, November 1981.