Editing Sykesville, Maryland (section)

==Sites of interest==

The ex-[[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]]'s [[Sykesville station]] was designed by [[Ephraim Francis Baldwin|E. Francis Baldwin]] in the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] and built in 1883. The station was the second stop from Baltimore on the original B&O main line. The B&O ended passenger service to Sykesville in 1949.<ref name="MHT" /> It was the [[prototype]] for a well-known [[model railroad]] kit.

The Sykesville Schoolhouse Museum, at 518 Schoolhouse Road, served as a one-room schoolhouse for black children from 1904 to 1938. Although restoration isn't complete, the museum is open for small events.<ref>Town of Sykesville. [https://www.townofsykesville.org/2155/Historic-Colored-Schoolhouse-Then-Now "Sykesville Colored Schoolhouse."] Accessed March 17, 2021.</ref>

The Gate House Museum of History, at 7283 Cooper Drive, served as residence for many employees at Maryland's second hospital for the insane. The hospital opened in 1896 and the gatehouse opened in 1904.<ref>Town of Sykesville. The museum is open on Fridays and Sundays from 1-5 pm and by appointment and contains many physical artifacts donated from town residents as well as a written history of the town and research room of items not currently on display. [http://www.sykesville.net/gatehouse.html "Gatehouse Museum of History."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080808164530/http://sykesville.net/gatehouse.html |date=August 8, 2008 }} Accessed March 20, 2011.</ref>

The [[Springfield Hospital Center]] mental institution is located to the east of the town.

Downtown Sykesville comprises the [[Sykesville Historic District]]. At two separate points in time, Union and Confederate Armies marched through the town center.<ref name="Sykesville">{{cite web|title=The Historic town of Sykesville|url=http://www.sykesville.net/|access-date=February 2, 2014}}</ref>

On the Howard County side - The [[Howard Lodge]] (ca. 1750) was the centerpiece of a 2,500 acre slave plantation built for the Dorsey family. The building was once home to Francis Scott Key Jr.<ref>{{cite book|title=Images of America, Howard County|author=Howard County Historical Society|page=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|title=1750s-era Howard Lodge nominated for U.S. historic register New owners wanted building to have recognition|date=November 19, 2011|author=Edward Gunts}}</ref>