Francis Scott Key Mall

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.

Francis Scott Key Mall

Exterior view of Francis Scott Key Mall, July 2012
Location	Frederick, Maryland, United States
Coordinates	39°22′58″N 77°24′21″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 pending)
Total retail floor area	755,000 sq ft (70,100 m2)[1]
No. of floors	1 (staff mezzanine in JCPenney)
Public transit access	TransIT bus: 10, 20

Interior view of Francis Scott Key Mall, July 2012

History

Original 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]

In 2024, plans were released by anchor tenant Dick’s Sporting Goods which looks to create a Dick’s House of Sport location in the old Sears building. A gym is expected to open in the current Dick’s Sporting Goods building when the new store is open.