Rosenbaum Brothers Department Store

Rosenbaum Brothers Department Store

Rosenbaum Brothers Department Store (1849-1971) in its prime was one of the largest department stores between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Baltimore, Maryland. Found in 1849 in the City of Cumberland, Maryland along Baltimore Street, the Rosenbaum Department store once empolyed over 200 people. Their building was a magnificent 10,000 square foot, five story building, with Bay windows, trimmed stone, human-like sculptures on th 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] Updated by Morris (Mo) Rosenbaum Jun 6, 2007

Today, The Rosenbaum building is the home of the M&T Bank.

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