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Point of Rocks Station
Point of Rocks, Maryland
built 1860s
The picturesque Point of Rocks Station was constructed in the 1860s where the Potomac River slices through the Catoctin Ridge, at the unique rock formation that gives the station its name. The station was built where two Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad lines converge on the way to Washington, DC.
The station was designed by E. Francis Baldwin, who designed several other B&O stations. The Victorian era-inspired station features steep, angled roof lines, narrow windows, and a steeple on the front façade. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Today, the station is owned by CSX, the successor to the B&O Railroad, and is still in use as an office. |