The Gate House Museum

The Gate House Museum The Sykesville Gate House Museum of History promotes the curiosity of visitors and residents. The Museum is closed on all federal holidays.

Additional closures for ongoing renovations, changes in staffing availability and/or COVID closures may be necessary. If your visit is time sensitive, please email or call to be sure the museum will be fully open. Off-season hours are September-April. Summer hours are May-August.

06/17/2025

Did you miss our craft event today? Make sure you are following our new page, the Sykesville Gate House Museum to see our events and updates!
Our next craft event falls during our Christmas in July celebration, but there are many other events posted on our new page!
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06/08/2025

Still following us on this page? You are missing out! Follow us on our new page at https://www.facebook.com/SykesvilleGateHouseMuseum/
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The Sykesville Gate House Museum serves as the public history museum by and for the Town of Sykesville. Visit our historic house at the entrance of Springfield Hospital Center in Millard Cooper Park to learn more!

Please make sure you have liked and followed our new page!Tours begin next week, and many events are upcoming!Follow the...
05/11/2025

Please make sure you have liked and followed our new page!
Tours begin next week, and many events are upcoming!
Follow the link to see the new page.
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It's almost Tour Time!
Join us for fifteen minutes of history highlights on these quick tours designed to share Sykesville's history without wilting your Farmer's Market salad greens!
Tours are set to begin next week at the Downtown Sykesville Farmer's Market: May 18 and 25, 2025 at 10 or repeated at 10:30 at the Centennial Fountain near the Post Office. No RSVP required. FREE.

See you there!

If you are seeing this on our old page, make sure you update to the NEW facebook location for the Gate House, linked in ...
04/06/2025

If you are seeing this on our old page, make sure you update to the NEW facebook location for the Gate House, linked in the post here!

This article from the Sykesville Herald Newspaper issue of April 4, 1918 discusses when the Sykesville Bank finally used adding machines rather than pen and paper to total accounts.

We've been working on "SUM" archiving of the Sykesville Herald as we continue to create a matrix of downtown businesses over time.

03/25/2025

Exciting news! We have a new page. Give it a like so you can stay current on all of our upcoming news and events before we close this page later this year.

https://www.facebook.com/SykesvilleGateHouseMuseum/

The Sykesville Gate House Museum serves as the public history museum by and for the Town of Sykesville. Visit our historic house at the entrance of Springfield Hospital Center in Millard Cooper Park to learn more!

March was first proclaimed Red Cross Month in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to raise awareness of the organiza...
03/18/2025

March was first proclaimed Red Cross Month in 1943 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to raise awareness of the organization and its humanitarian mission.

Photo is from the March 12, 1959 edition of The Sykesville Herald.

Believe it or not, this is a postcard! Leather postcards were popular souvenirs but were only briefly used for mailing. ...
03/16/2025

Believe it or not, this is a postcard! Leather postcards were popular souvenirs but were only briefly used for mailing. After the introduction of machine sorters in 1909, the cards would jam the machines and were phased out.

Come see our leather postcard collection at the museum. Our hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 10-4 and Sundays from 12-5.

This super keen letterman style jacket (c. 1961-1965) has the name “Dollie” embroidered on the front. We are continuing ...
03/14/2025

This super keen letterman style jacket (c. 1961-1965) has the name “Dollie” embroidered on the front. We are continuing our research to identify the original owner.

It’s on display now as part of our mid-century pop culture exhibit.

Our museum is open Tuesdays and Fridays 10-4 and Sundays 12-5. ,

Springtime in Sykesville. Ad is from The Sykesville Herald, March 12, 1959.
03/11/2025

Springtime in Sykesville. Ad is from The Sykesville Herald, March 12, 1959.

Address

Sykesville, MD

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+14105495150

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