Francis Scott Key Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Opened in 1978, it is anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Value City Furniture, DSW, Ethan Allen, Barnes & Noble, and Dick's Sporting Goods.[1] Previously, the mall housed a Sears department store that closed in 2023.
 Exterior view of Francis Scott Key Mall, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Frederick, Maryland, United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°22′58″N 77°24′21″W / 39.38278°N 77.40583°W |
| Address | 5500 Buckeystown Pike |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Developer | Crown American |
| Management | PREIT |
| Owner | PREIT |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 (1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 755,000 sq ft (70,100 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in JCPenney) |
| Public transit access |  TransIT bus: 10, 20 |
History
editOriginal anchors at Francis Scott Key Mall in 1978 included Sears, Hess's, and Gee Bee. The mall was then owned by Crown American.[2] It was the second mall serving Frederick, the first being Frederick Towne Mall, which opened six years prior.[3] Leggett, now Belk, opened at the mall in 1991. The store was sold in 1996 to JCPenney, who relocated from Frederick Towne Mall.[2][4] Woolworth, an original tenant, closed in the mid-1990s. Its space was divided among smaller stores. Also, Hess's sold its store to Hecht's in 1995.[5] Hecht's became Macy's in 2006.
Barnes & Noble opened a store in the mall in 2007.[6] Value City operated out of the former Gee Bee building from 1992 until 2008, when it was converted to Value City Furniture and DSW.[7] Dick's Sporting Goods opened in a new building outside close to Sears and Value City/DSW in 2014.
On December 12, 2022, it was announced that Sears would be closing on January 15, 2023. This was the last Sears store in Maryland to stay open.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Property overview". PREIT. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ a b "J.C. Penney to join Frederick mall". The Baltimore Sun. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Laino, Tripp (30 August 2012). "One Frederick mall dying, while another thriving". Gazette.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Towne Mall to see new lifestyle". Frederick News Post. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Salerno, Allison (11 September 1994). "Mall Stores Hope Bon-ton Brings Good Times As It Replaces Hess's". The Morning Call. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Waters, Jr., Ed (22 March 2007). "Barnes & Noble to open at mall". Frederick News Post. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Waters, Jr., Ed (19 March 2008). "Two stores fill former Value City space". Frederick News Post. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Roberts, Angela. "Sears at FSK Mall, among last in country, to close in January". The Frederick News-Post.