Demarest station

Demarest station is located in Demarest, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The station's depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2004.

Demarest
The former Demarest station
Location38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey
Owned byNorthern Railroad of New Jersey (1859–1942)
Erie Railroad (1942–1960)
Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1976)
Line(s)Erie Railroad Northern Branch
Construction
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code1924[1]
History
OpenedMay 26, 1859[2]
ClosedSeptember 30, 1966[3]
Rebuilt1872[4]
Former services
Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station
Closter
toward Nyack
 Northern Branch Cresskill
toward Jersey City
Demarest Railroad Depot
Demarest station in December 2014.
Location38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey
Coordinates40°57′24″N 73°57′48″W
Area0.2 acres (0.08 ha)
Built1872
ArchitectJ. Cleaveland Cady
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.04000671[5]
NJRHP No.3560[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 2004
Designated NJRHPMay 13, 2004

History

The station was designed by architect J. Cleaveland Cady and built in 1872 on the Northern Railroad of New Jersey line. The station was named after State Senator Ralph S. Demarest, who was a director of the railroad and owned the land that the station was built upon. The borough of Demarest took the name when incorporated in 1903.[7][8] The depot was purchased by the borough of Demarest in 1977 and is used as a senior center. The Demarest Historical Society also uses the depot.

The depot is currently undergoing the final stage of a renovation that started in 2002.[9]

Passenger service for the station ended in 1966. The rail line is still used for freight transport as part of the CSX Northern Branch.

See also

References
  1. "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
  2. "Closter History Goes Back to 17th Century". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. May 18, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. O'Donnell, Maureen (October 1, 1966). "Erie's 1205 Goes for Last Trip". The Bergen Evening Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. pp. A1–A2. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Page, Jeffrey (October 2, 2014). "Demarest and its Station Are Tribute to a Dreamer". The Bergen Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. pp. BL1, BL8. Retrieved December 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. January 6, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  7. Accessed March 17, 2010.
  8. http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/the-name-dropper-1.1100940?fb_comment_id=904914826202793_917317928295816#f32f60d2b
  9. Northjersey.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.


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