A year after a three-alarm fire severely damaged the 126-year-old building on Keswick Road known locally as the Castle, the roof remains partly open and the property is for sale. Some businesses remain; others had to rebuild elsewhere.
The former Northern District police station is more than an unusual piece of architecture. It is a place where a major fire changed livelihoods and left a neighborhood landmark in an uncertain condition long after the companies returned to quarters.
WBAL reports that investigators determined an electrical issue caused the November 10, 2025 fire. This follow-up belongs in the fire record because the work does not end at “under control”—the building, its occupants, and the neighborhood carry the incident forward.