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Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)

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

  1. ^ a b "Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource". National Park Service. May 8, 1984. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Multiple/Thematic" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "NRHP Nomination Form Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Register of Historic Places. September 29, 1984. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Treese, Lorett (2006), "Railroads of New Jersey: Fragments of the Past in the Garden State Landscape", google.nl, Stackpole Books, ISBN 9780811732604
  5. ^ Bianculli, Anthony J. (2008), Iron Rails in the Garden State: Tales of New Jersey Railroading, Indiana University Press, ISBN 9780253351746
  6. ^ "The New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey" (PDF). NJDOT. September 1994. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Stover, John F. (1997). American Railroads (2nd ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77658-3.
  8. ^ a b "New Jersey and National Register Listings". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR". National Park Service. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  10. ^ Ampere New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  11. ^ Morris & Essex Lines Timetable (April 7, 1991 ed.). Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. 1991.
  12. ^ Bernardsville New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  13. ^ Bloomfield New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  14. ^ Lee, Eunice (November 10, 2013). "Bloomfield sheds reputation for stalled redevelopment projects as buildings rise". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  15. ^ Boonton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  16. ^ Bound Brook New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  17. ^ "Bound Brook's two train stations don't shelter commuters". August 4, 2016.
  18. ^ Bradley Beach New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey[
  19. ^ Brick Church New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  20. ^ Dover New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  21. ^ East Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  22. ^ "Elberon Train Station". De Biasse & Seminara Architects. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  23. ^ Elizabeth New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  24. ^ Fanwood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  25. ^ Far Hills New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  26. ^ Gladstone New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  27. ^ a b "Glen Ridge Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  28. ^ Galant, Debbie (May 14, 2012). "Benson Street Station's Fairytale Ending". Baristanet. Essex County, New Jersey. Baristanet LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  29. ^ Hillsdale New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  30. ^ Hopewell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  31. ^ Little Silver New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  32. ^ Lyons New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  33. ^ Madison New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  34. ^ Matawan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ Millington New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  37. ^ Montclair New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  38. ^ Morris Plains New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  39. ^ Mountain Avenue New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  40. ^ Mountain Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  41. ^ Murray Hill New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  42. ^ Netherwood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  43. ^ New Brunswick New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  44. ^ Newark Broad Street Station New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  45. ^ Ocean City 34th New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  46. ^ Oradell New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  47. ^ Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  48. ^ Park Ridge New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  49. ^ Perth Amboy New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  50. ^ Plainfield New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  51. ^ Princeton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  52. ^ "Draft Resolution #2012" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Sites Council. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  53. ^ Radburn New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  54. ^ Raritan New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  55. ^ Red Bank New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  56. ^ Ridgewood New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  57. ^ Rutherford New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  58. ^ South Orange New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  59. ^ Tuckahoe New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  60. ^ Upper Montclair New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  61. ^ Waldwick New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  62. ^ "Looking back on 2009 in Waldwick". NorthJersey.com. December 31, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  63. ^ Watchung New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  64. ^ West Trenton New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
  65. ^ Whitehouse New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey
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