East side, NCRR Freight Shed

ID: 1393 ~ Source: Library of Congress, Historic American Engineering Record ~ Creator: Jack Boucher ~ Date: c. 1983
This file appears in: Northern Central Railroad Baltimore Freight Shed
East side, NCRR Freight Shed
Public Domain

The east side of the c. 1860 freight shed faces on Guilford Avenue. The Baltimore Sun building on Calvert Street is visible in the background.

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…