U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station | |
Location | Clifton Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°52′5″N 74°9′43″W / 40.86806°N 74.16194°WCoordinates: 40°52′5″N 74°9′43″W / 40.86806°N 74.16194°W |
Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 81000397[1] |
NJRHP No. | 2331[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 9, 1981 |
Designated NJRHP | August 7, 1981 |
The U.S. Animal Quarantine Station is located in Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The buildings were built in 1900. The facility, considered the Ellis Island for Animals, closed in 1975.[3]
The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1981.
Part of the site is now the Clifton Municipal Complex. Two of the buildings were renovated and turned into the Clifton Arts Center Gallery and Studio. An atrium was built to connect the two buildings.[4]
It is considered to be threatened site.[5][6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/09/archives/us-animal-center-to-move-from-clifton.html
- ^ "Clifton Arts Center". Passaic County Historical Attractions. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ https://expo.nj.com/news/g66l-2019/05/a5690c3be69212/even-the-wildwoods-are-at-risk-here-are-njs-10-most-endangered-historic-sites-for-2019.html
- ^ https://www.preservationnj.org/listings/us-animal-quarantine-station/
Categories:
- Clifton, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Passaic County, New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Ellis Island
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs