Mauch Chunk station (Central Railroad of New Jersey)
Mauch Chunk Station | ||||||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | 1 Susquehanna Street, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Main Line | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Connections | Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Railroad Station | |||||||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1888, re-opened 1983 | |||||||||||||||
Closed | 1976 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | No | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | No | |||||||||||||||
Services | ||||||||||||||||
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W / 40.86278°N 75.73861°W | |||||||||||||||
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1888 | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Wilson Brothers & Company Neast & Co. | |||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Queen Anne | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 76001615[1] | |||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | January 1, 1976 |
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, also known as the Jersey Central Station and Jim Thorpe Station, is a historic railroad station located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and built in 1888 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, red brick building in the Queen Anne style. It features a 3 1/2-story, cylindrical corner tower with a cylindrical roof. It is owned by the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway and served as a visitor center.[2]
The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.[1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway operates passenger excursions out of the station.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David M. Berman (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
External links
- Media related to Central Railroad of New Jersey Station (Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-170, "Central Railroad of New Jersey, Jim Thorpe Station, Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, PA", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania
- Railway stations opened in 1888
- Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations
- Buildings and structures in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Carbon County, Pennsylvania