Clifton Park Valve House, also known as Valve House or Lake Clifton Valve House, is a historic building located in Clifton Park of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is a massive stone gatehouse with a massive octagonal building plan and floor plan built in 1887 by the Baltimore City Water Department. Its Gothic style windows once featured stained glass. The stone gatehouse is supported by a complicated system of iron trusses which are the support structures for the house.
The most notable feature for the Valve House is its Romanesque and Gothic architecture which to this day retains such historic value. Another most noble feature of the Valve House is its large Romanesque archways. Romanesque architecture comprises much of the structural integrity for this stone gatehouse.
Clifton Park Valve House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. A plaque was issued in 1972. Baltimore Recreation & Parks soon claimed ownership afterwards.
An attempt was made at being renovated into office space failed with a real estate developer due to its high maintenance costs and structural issues that portrayed as a safety concern. Valve House will remained untouched by Baltimore Recreation & Parks until the stone gatehouse collapses due to restrictive NHRP guidelines that prevent renovations, restorations, additions, demolition, modifications, remodels, and revitalizations to historic buildings in the United States.
Today Valve House sits vacant and abandoned. Baltimore Recreation & Parks now owns this building. Park rangers patrol the grounds on a day to day basis.
Valve House is located at 2803 Saint Lo Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, US 21213.
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