Branches of Baltimore History

39° 17′ 5.96″ N 76° 37′ 14.82″ W

The B & O Warehouse at Camden Yards (Map) is located along the right field boundary of Oriole Park.  A former structure of the B & O Railroad, the narrow building was part of Baltimore’s Camden Station.  Early in the 19th century when trade with the western interior United States threatened Charm City’s historic port economy, a plan was hatched to build a railway connecting Baltimore to the Ohio River.  In 1856, Camden Station was completed, the complex becoming one of the first commercial railway lines in the world.  In 1905, construction on the warehouse was finished by James Stewart and Company, it’s unique design necessary so it could squeeze between Eutaw Street and the station’s pre-existing railroad tracks.  Today the structure contains offices for the Orioles‘ staff, businesses and restaurants.  At 1,116 feet, the Warehouse at Camden Yards is the longest building in America east of the Mississippi.