Demarest station
Station in Demarest, New Jersey, U.S.
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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.
Erie Railroad (1942–1960)
Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1976)
Demarest | |||||||||||
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The former Demarest station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Northern Railroad of New Jersey (1859–1942) Erie Railroad (1942–1960) Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960–1976) | ||||||||||
| Line | Erie Railroad Northern Branch | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | 1924[1] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | May 26, 1859[2] | ||||||||||
| Closed | September 30, 1966[3] | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1872[4] | ||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||
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Demarest Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
 Demarest station in December 2014. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°57′24″N 73°57′48″W | ||||||||||
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.08 ha) | ||||||||||
| Built | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Architect | J. Cleaveland Cady | ||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | ||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 04000671[5] | ||||||||||
| No parameter No. | 3560[6] | ||||||||||
| Significant dates | |||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 7, 2004 | ||||||||||
| Designated No parameter | May 13, 2004 | ||||||||||
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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 no longer in use.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
- Englewood station (Erie Railroad)
- Tenafly station, a NRHP-listed station along the line
- Timeline of Jersey City, New Jersey-area railroads
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource
- List of NJ Transit railroad stations
