Rockville in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rockville Station

Peerless Rockville

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 13, 2017

1. Rockville Station Marker

Inscription. 1873
Rockville Station
Metropolitan Branch
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Francis Baldwin Architect
Moved From Metro's Path (by W. M.A.T.A.) in 1981
Rededicated by ADM Partnership in 1983
No. 9

Erected by Peerless Rockville. (Marker Number 9.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 39° 4.962′ N, 77° 8.686′ W. Marker is in Rockville, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 Church Street, Rockville MD 20850, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Mary's Catholic Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Saint Mary's Church (about 400 feet away); Rockville's Pump House (approx. ¼ mile away); Typhoid in Rockville (approx. ¼ mile away); Preserving a Community Resource (approx. ¼ mile away); Mr. John Diggs-Dorsey

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Mr. Sidney Randolph (approx. 0.3 miles away); Montgomery County Jail (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Saint Mary’s Church (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Rockville Station. Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form (Submitted on May 2, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 13, 2017

2. Rockville Station Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 24, 2006

3. Rockville Station Marker

Rockville Railroad Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 13, 2017

4. Rockville Railroad Station

Rockville<br>Train Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 13, 2017

5. Rockville
Train Station

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
(Circa 1873)
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This property is listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places and
was rededicated on Sept. 1, 1983
Joe C. Adams
Franklin Duane
Scott MacDonald

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, June 24, 2006

6. Knocker

Rockville Railroad Station<br>1873 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, September 13, 2017

7. Rockville Railroad Station
1873

Relocating the 400-ton Station, 1981 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Spano

8. Relocating the 400-ton Station, 1981

“Photo by John Spano won children's color category in the contest sponsored by Peerless Rockville.”This photo appears in the NRHP inventory form.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 490 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 15, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7, 8. submitted on September 16, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.