United States historic place
The Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource is a list of 53 New Jersey Transit stations in New Jersey entered into the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and National Register of Historic Places in 1984 for their architectural, historical, and cultural merit.[3]
History
19th century
Rail service began in New Jersey in 1834. Over the course of the next century, an expansive system operated by competing private companies crisscrossed the state, providing freight, long-distance and commuter passenger service.[4][5][6]
20th century
By the mid 1970s most were financially troubled. Amtrak began operations on May 1, 1971 after having taken over long-distance passenger service considered to be in the nation's best interest, including the Northeast Corridor in New Jersey. Statewide commuter services came under the auspices of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and were operated under contract by Conrail, which had been established in 1976.
New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJTRO) was established by 1983 when New Jersey Transit (NJT) took over operations.[7]
New Jersey Transit, in conjunction with State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), commissioned a field study concluded in 1981 of 112 train station buildings, or head houses, under its jurisdiction that had been built before World War II and were still in operation, which culminated in a report The Operating Railroad Stations of New Jersey: A Historical Survey. After a process of elimination over the next years the SHPO recommended that 53 stations be included in a multiple property submission (MPS) thematic nomination (TN); several had been previously designated, some as contributing properties to historic districts.[1]
The NJRHP designation took place on March 17, 1984 (#5080).[8] The MPS submission was made on May 8, 1984.[3] Forty of the stations were entered into the NRHP on June 22, 1984 and the remainder were entered as part of the completed TN on September 29, 1984 (#64000496).[9] Many stations were along former lines that had become part of NJTRO, one of which is used by SEPTA.
The oldest station building, the Long-a-Coming Depot, built in 1856, and the oldest active station building, Ramsey-Main Street Station, built in 1868, were not listed. Also not included in the TN were two significant individually-listed historic operating stations, Newark Pennsylvania Station and Hoboken Terminal, both of which are major rail hubs that also serve as terminals for light rail, PATH subway trains, and in the case of Hoboken, ferries across the Hudson River.
Another former intermodal station, the inactive Communipaw Terminal on the Upper New York Bay, had also been previously listed. There are other stations which have also been listed on the state and federal register, such as Mountain Lakes and Demarest which were not part of the TN since they were inactive at the time, were not considered sufficiently significant, or were not part of the NJT system.
List
Other historic designations
Among the others stations in the state, most of which of are inactive, listed in the state and federal registers are Allenhurst (NJT)[66] (station building demolished), Butler (NYSW), Cary (CNJ), Demarest (Erie Northern Branch), Great Meadows (L&HR), Long-a-Coming Depot, Maywood (NYSW), Mountain Lakes, North Pemberton (C&A), Pennington (Reading), Pompton Plains (Erie), Rio Grande (WJ), Tenafly (Erie Northern Branch), and Washington (DL&W) (demolished).[8]
Abbreviations
See also
References
- ^ a b "Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource". National Park Service. May 8, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Multiple/Thematic" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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- ^ Bianculli, Anthony J. (2008), Iron Rails in the Garden State: Tales of New Jersey Railroading, Indiana University Press, ISBN 9780253351746
- ^ "The New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey" (PDF). NJDOT. September 1994. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
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- ^ a b "New Jersey and National Register Listings". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ "Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Park Service. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ Ampere New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Morris & Essex Lines Timetable (April 7, 1991 ed.). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 1991.
- ^ Bernardsville New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Bloomfield New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Lee, Eunice (November 10, 2013). "Bloomfield sheds reputation for stalled redevelopment projects as buildings rise". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ Boonton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Bound Brook New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ "Bound Brook's two train stations don't shelter commuters". August 4, 2016.
- ^ Bradley Beach New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey[
- ^ Brick Church New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Dover New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ East Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ "Elberon Train Station". De Biasse & Seminara Architects. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Elizabeth New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Fanwood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Far Hills New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Gladstone New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ a b "Glen Ridge Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
- ^ Galant, Debbie (May 14, 2012). "Benson Street Station's Fairytale Ending". Baristanet. Essex County, New Jersey. Baristanet LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Hillsdale New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Hopewell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Little Silver New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Lyons New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Madison New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Sears, Steve (October 26, 2011). "Three Buildings, One Stop: A Closer Look at the Aberdeen-Matawan Train Station". Matawan-Aberdeen Patch. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ^ Millington New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Montclair New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Morris Plains New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Mountain Avenue New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Mountain Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Murray Hill New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Netherwood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ New Brunswick New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Newark Broad Street Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Ocean City 34th New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Oradell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Park Ridge New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Perth Amboy New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Plainfield New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Princeton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ "Draft Resolution #2012" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Sites Council. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^ Radburn New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Raritan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Red Bank New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Ridgewood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Rutherford New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ South Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Tuckahoe New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Upper Montclair New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Waldwick New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ "Looking back on 2009 in Waldwick". NorthJersey.com. December 31, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- ^ Watchung New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ West Trenton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
- ^ Whitehouse New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
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