Southern District Police Station is a historic police station located at

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faced in stone and brick constructed in 1896. The station is composed of a three-story cubic main block, a two-story rear ell, and two additions built in the 1950s that fill most of the remainder of the corner lot. The building remained in use by the

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until the mid-1980s, when it was sold to a local non-profit group. Southern District Police Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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*, including photo from 2001, at Maryland Historical Trust Buildings and structures in Baltimore Government buildings completed in 1896 Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Baltimore Infrastructure completed in 1896 Police stations on the National Register of Historic Places South Baltimore, Baltimore Baltimore Police Department {{BaltimoreCityMD-NRHP-stub