Demarest station explained

Demarest
Style:	Erie Railroad
Line:	Erie Railroad Northern Branch
Levels:	1
Opened:	May 26, 1859^[1]
Closed:	September 30, 1966^[2]
Rebuilt:	1872^[3]
Code:	1924^[4]
Owned:	Northern Railroad of New Jersey (1859 - 1942) Erie Railroad (1942 - 1960) Erie Lackawanna Railway (1960 - 1976)
Other Services Header:	Former services
Nrhp:	Embed: yes Demarest Railroad Depot Location: 38 Park Street, Demarest, New Jersey Coordinates: 40.9567°N -73.9633°W Map Width: 250 Built: 1872 Architect: J. Cleaveland Cady Architecture: Romanesque Added: July 7, 2004 Area: 0.2acres Refnum: 04000671 Designated Other1 Name: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Abbr: NJRHP Designated Other1 Link: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Date: May 13, 2004 Designated Other1 Number: 3560^[5] Designated Other1 Num Position: bottom Designated Other1 Color: ffc94b

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.

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.^{[6] [7]} 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.^[8]

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

Notes and References

1. News: Closter History Goes Back to 17th Century . December 29, 2018 . The Bergen Evening Record . May 18, 1954 . Hackensack, New Jersey . 16. Newspapers.com.
2. News: O'Donnell . Maureen . Erie's 1205 Goes for Last Trip . December 29, 2018 . The Bergen Evening Record . October 1, 1966 . Hackensack, New Jersey . A1–A2. Newspapers.com.
3. News: Page . Jeffrey . Demarest and its Station Are Tribute to a Dreamer . December 29, 2018 . The Bergen Record . October 2, 2014 . Hackensack, New Jersey . BL1, BL8. Newspapers.com.
4. Web site: List of Station Names and Numbers. May 1, 1916. Erie Railroad. Jersey City, New Jersey. January 14, 2011.
5. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 19 . January 6, 2010 . March 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081030005640/http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf . October 30, 2008 .
6. Web site: Demarest Railroad Station . Historical Marker Database . March 17, 2010.
7. News: Page . Jeffrey . October 2, 2014 . The name-Dropper: Demarest Railroad Station . The Record . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927064259/http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/the-name-dropper-1.1100940?fb_comment_id=904914826202793_917317928295816#f32f60d2b . September 27, 2016.
8. News: March 27, 2010 . Demarest repurposes its train station . The Record . March 27, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100329233649/http://www.northjersey.com/news/89316457_HISTORIC-DEPOT_RENOVATIONS_ENTER_3RD_PHASE.html . March 29, 2010.