A history of Baden,
then and now
Postcards, papers and photographs of Baden from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBaden is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in southeastern Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 2,114.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,128 people in 2010, 2,114 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1983.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Baden yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Baden’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewDETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL…, 1933: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Baden
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Baden, decade by decade
CommonsDETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR…1933
CommonsDETAIL VIEW, EAST SIDE OF SOUTH (FRONT) END (NOTE DOOR, WIN…1933
CommonsPALLADIAN WINDOW ON WEST ELEVATION - St. Paul's Church, Nor…1933
CommonsSOUTH FRONT ELEVATION, WITH SCALE - St. Paul's Church, Nort…1933
CommonsWEST ELEVATION, (NOTE CRUCIFORM DESIGN) - St. Paul's Church…1933
CommonsWEST TRANSEPT, SOUTH SIDE (NOTE HOODED CHIMNEY) - St. Paul'…19331990s
1 historic place in Baden
1 place in Baden is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as DETAIL VIEW OF ORIGINAL BAPTISMAL FONT AND PLATFORM TO REAR OF CHURCH, LOOKING WEST (NOTE WINDOW) - St. Paul's Church, … (1933) and it appears here side by side.
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nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.