Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard

Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in Waldwick, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The tower was built in 1886 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1987.[3]

Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in New Jersey
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard is located in the United States
Erie Railroad Signal Tower, Waldwick Yard
LocationNortheast end of Bohnert Place, West side of Railroad Tracks, Waldwick, New Jersey
Coordinates41°0′55″N 74°7′29″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1886
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.87000847[1]
NJRHP No.714[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1987
Designated NJRHPApril 16, 1987

Background
The original Waldwick station was built c. 1887.

Constructed in 1848, the Paterson and Ramapo Railroad through Waldwick created a connection between the Erie Railroad at Suffern, New York to Paterson, where it linked with the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad to the terminal and ferry in Jersey City. A station at Waldwick was established in 1887. The yard around the depot was expanded in 1890.[4]

The building was abandoned by NJ Transit in 1986.The Waldwick Historical Society refurbished it during the early 2000s and in 2016 they completed the project.[5]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  3. Springstead, Curtis (May 22, 2009). "Erie Railroad's Waldwick Tower preserved By the end of the year, this 19th century interlocking tower in northern New Jersey will reopen as a museum". Railroad History. Trains. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  4. Brunkhorst, Michael; Corbett, Glenn P. (2003). Waldwick. Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7385-1307-2. The Paterson and Ramapo Railroad was constructed from Paterson to the outskirts of Suffern, New York in 1848. Combined with the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad (completed a few years earlier), it created a link between the Erie Railroad at Suffern to the Paterson and Hudson River Railroad Ferry in Jersey City.
  5. Maag, Christopher (February 16, 2016). "HISTORIC TRAIN TOWER RESTORED". The Record. p. L.1. ProQuest 1765329546.


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