NCRR Freight Shed

ID: 1391 ~ Source: Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record ~ Creator: Jack Boucher ~ Date: c. 1983
This file appears in: Northern Central Railroad Baltimore Freight Shed
NCRR Freight Shed
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View south on Hunter Street from Monument Street shows the gable-roofed freight shed, built c. 1860 and later altered to widen the entrance and extend the central bay.

This file appears in: Northern Central Railroad Baltimore Freight Shed

By The Explore Baltimore Heritage team
Built by the Northern Central Railroad, the former Baltimore Freight Shed is a rare example of composite timber and iron roof construction of the mid nineteenth century. The roof structure is comprised of a series of tricomposite trusses with…