Bowie Railroad Buildings
The Bowie Railroad Buildings comprise three small frame structures at the former Bowie train station, located at the junction of what is now the Northeast Corridor and the Pope's Creek Subdivision in the town center of Bowie, Maryland.Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
- Opening hours: Friday—Sunday noon—4:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: railway building and museum in Bowie, Maryland, USA
- Also known as: “Bowie Railroad Museum”
- Address: 8614 Chestnut Avenue, Bowie, MD 20715
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowie State station and Don S. S. Goodloe House.
Bowie State station
Railway station
Photo: Woogers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie State station is a regional rail station on the Northeast Corridor, located adjacent to the campus of Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland. It is served by MARC Penn Line commuter rail trains. Bowie State station is situated 1 mile northeast of Bowie Railroad Buildings.
Don S. S. Goodloe House
Building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
The Don S. S. Goodloe House, a 1915–16 Colonial Revival style building veneered with brick, is significant for its association with Don Speed Smith Goodloe, the first principal of the Maryland Normal and Industrial School. Don S. S. Goodloe House is situated 1 mile northeast of Bowie Railroad Buildings.
Reid Temple A.M.E. Church
Church
The Reid Temple A.M.E. Church is an African Methodist Episcopal megachurch located in Glenn Dale, Maryland, USA to the northeast of Washington, DC. In 2008, Outreach Magazine reported that attendance was 7,500, making it the 88th largest church in the US at that time. Reid Temple A.M.E. Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Bowie Railroad Buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowie and Glenn Dale.
Bowie
Photo: J1729, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bowie is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, U.S. Per the 2020 census, the population was 58,329. Bowie has grown from a small railroad stop to the largest municipality in Prince George's County; it is also the fifth most populous city and third largest city by area in the U.S. state of Maryland.
Glenn Dale
Village
Photo: Firsttoscore, Public domain.
Glenn Dale is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 14,698 at the 2020 census. Glenn Dale is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bowie Railroad Buildings.
Collington
Neighborhood
Collington was a settlement in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, dating from colonial times. Collington has been subsumed by the city of Bowie. Collington is situated 3 miles south of Bowie Railroad Buildings.
Bowie Railroad Buildings
- Categories: railway station, railway museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Prince George’s County, Capital Region, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.00714° or 39° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
-76.77917° or 76° 46′ 45″ westHeight
19 feet (5.7 metres)Open location code
87F5264C+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 241818905OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q4951009
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