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along Baltimore Street, the Rosenbaum Department store once employed over 200 people. Their building was a {{convert, 10000, sqft, m2, adj=on, five-story building with bay windows. Trimmed stone, anthropomorphic sculptures on the keystones, and lions heads along the roofline comprise a few of the decorative architectal details. The building was constructed in 1897-1898 and opened in 1899.Albert L. Feldstein, "Allegany County, MD", Arcadia Publishing, 2006, page 22 Today, The Rosenbaum building is vacant.

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