Victor Cullen School Power House

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Victor Cullen School Power House
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LocationMD 81, Sabillasville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°42′52″N77°27′43″W / 39.71444°N 77.46194°W / 39.71444; -77.46194 Coordinates: 39°42′52″N77°27′43″W / 39.71444°N 77.46194°W / 39.71444; -77.46194
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectWyatt & Nolting; Smith, Henry, Sons & Co.
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 87000045 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1987

The Victor Cullen School Power House is a historic power house building located at Sabillasville, Frederick County, Maryland. It is a 2+12-story, Renaissance Revival stone structure, with a hip roof and a fully exposed basement. The building was built originally as part of the Maryland Tuberculosis Sanitorium, the first state sponsored institution of its type in Maryland. It was designed by architects Wyatt & Nolting. [2]

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The Victor Cullen School Power House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. George J. Andreve (1986). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Victor Cullen School Power House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.