Chestertown is a historic

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

built in 1902–03 for the

Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...

and located in Chestertown,

Kent County, Maryland Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,198, making it the least populous county in Maryland. Its county seat is Chestertown. The county was named for the county of Kent in E ...

. It is a -story, Queen Anne–style building. It features a hip roof with a wide bracketed overhang that provided shelter for train passengers on all four sides. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1982 as the Chestertown Railroad Station.

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*, including photo from 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Transportation buildings and structures in Kent County, Maryland Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903 National Register of Historic Places in Kent County, Maryland {{Maryland-railstation-stub Former railway stations in Maryland