Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Shop Complex
The roundhouse is the sole surviving cast-iron framed roundhouse and is an important example of mid-19th century industrial building design. Designed by Albert Fink, in collaboration with Benjamin H. Latrobe, it represents an early use of standardized, prefabricated iron structural elements to create an efficient and fire-resistant building.
Constructed 1866-1867 • National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Marker is on East Race Street east of North Spring Street, on the left when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
