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★ National Historic Landmark

Mount Royal Station

Also known as Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; Mt. Royal Station & Trainshed

One of 71 National Historic Landmarks in Maryland24 of them in Baltimore, the highest tier of the National Register
Italian RenaissanceListed 1973Baltimore
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About

About Mount Royal Station

Mount Royal Station, at 1400 Cathedral St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 18, 1973. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Dec 8, 1976, one of 71 in Maryland. The Register lists it for its engineering, transportation and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 10 other Maryland listings. The listing covers 6 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isRailway station in Baltimore, the United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1973 to today

  1. 1973Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1976Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 2026On the Register for 53 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

1400 Cathedral St., Baltimore · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Mount Royal StationStart here
  2. 2Howard Street TunnelStructure · next door
  3. 3Fifth Regiment Armory (Additional Documentation)Building · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Cecil ApartmentsBeaux Arts · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Madison Avenue Methodist Episcopal ChurchGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BLyric Theatre (Additional Documentation)Renaissance Revival · Built 18940.1 miBBelvedere Hotel (Additional Documentation)Beaux Arts0.3 miBBuildings at 10, 12, 14, and 16 East Chase StreetBuilding0.3 miBUnited States Parcel Post StationLate 19th Century and Early 20th Century Revival0.3 miBPennsylvania StationBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19110.3 miBBaltimore City Passenger Railway Power House and Car BarnRomanesque0.3 mi★Henry August Rowland HouseBuilt 18850.4 miBThe Maryland ClubBuilding0.4 mi★William H. Welch HouseBuilding0.4 miDBolton Hill Historic DistrictRenaissance0.4 miDBuildings at 1601-1830 St. Paul Street and 12-20 E. Lafayette StreetDistrict0.4 mi★Ira Remsen HouseBuilding0.5 miBFirst Presbyterian Church and ManseGothic Revival0.5 miBUnion Baptist ChurchLate Victorian · Built 19050.5 miBHome of the FriendlessSecond Empire0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

Henry August Rowland HouseBuilt 1885 · 0.4 mi away · 1975
William H. Welch House0.4 mi away · 1976
Ira Remsen House0.5 mi away · 1975
Mount Vernon Place Historic District (Additional Documentation)0.6 mi away · 1971

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Questions about Mount Royal Station

Is Mount Royal Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 18, 1973 (Register number 73002191).

Is Mount Royal Station a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Dec 8, 1976. Maryland has 71 National Historic Landmarks, 24 of them in Baltimore.

Can you visit Mount Royal Station?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Mount Royal Station?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 106776678 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.