Wilkes-Barre station
Wilkes-Barre | |||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | |||||||||||||
Location | 31-35 South Baltimore Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W / 41.24194°N 75.87972°WCoordinates: 41°14′31″N 75°52′47″W / 41.24194°N 75.87972°W | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Disabled access | No | ||||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||||
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Central Railroad of New Jersey Station | |||||||||||||
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | ||||||||||||
Built | 1868 | ||||||||||||
Architect | Central Railroad of New Jersey | ||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 75001652[1] | ||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station is a historic railway station located at Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It is a 2 1/2-story, brick building with 1 1/2-story wings on either side, in the Victorian style. It features an overhanging hipped and gable roof, with a large wooden cupola. Passenger service ceased in 1963, and the station closed in 1972.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
The building is being renovated so that it can be occupied by Luzerne County’s tourism bureau.[3][4]
Wilkes-Barre was served by another station that hosted Delaware and Hudson Railway, Lehigh Valley Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad trains.[5]
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 Richard L. Kramer and David M. Berman (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "CNJ Depot in Pennsylvania to be Renovated". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. 2021-01-18. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Learn-Andes, Jennifer (2021-11-22). "Luzerne County's tourism move to historic train station delayed". Times Leader. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' August 1936, Index of stations, p. 1524
External links[]
- Buildings and structures in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1868
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Former Central Railroad of New Jersey stations
- National Register of Historic Places in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Transportation buildings and structures in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Railway stations closed in 1963
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania railway station stubs
- Former railway stations in Pennsylvania