- Demarest (Erie Railroad station)
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Demarest 
Station statistics Address 38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey Lines Erie Railroad Northern Branch Levels 1 Other information Opened 1872 Closed 1966 Code 1924[1] Owned by Northern Railroad of New Jersey (1872–1942)
Erie Railroad (1942–1960)
Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1976)Services Preceding station Erie Railroad Following station Cresskilltoward Pavonia TerminalNorthern Branch Clostertoward NyackDemarest Railroad Depot
Location: 38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey Coordinates: 40°57′31″N 73°57′48″W / 40.95861°N 73.96333°WCoordinates: 40°57′31″N 73°57′48″W / 40.95861°N 73.96333°W Area: 0.2 acres (0.08 ha) Built: 1872 Architect: J. Cleaveland Cady Architectural style: Romanesque Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 04000671[2] NJRHP #: 3560[3] Significant dates Added to NRHP: July 7, 2004 Designated NJRHP: May 13, 2004 Demarest Railroad Depot, is located in Demarest, New Jersey. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2004. 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.[4] 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.[5]
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
- ^ "List of Station Names and Numbers". Jersey City, New Jersey: Erie Railroad. May 1, 1916. http://www.jon-n-bevliles.net/RAILROAD/erie_docs/erie-losn16.html. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. January 6, 2010. p. 19. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
- ^ Accessed March 17, 2010.
- ^ Northjersey.com. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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