Long-a-Coming Depot explained

Berlin
Former:	Long-a-Coming Depot
Style:	Pennsylvania Railroad
Address:	Washington and East Taunton Avenues Berlin, New Jersey
Coordinates:	39.7939°N -74.9261°W
Opened:	1856
Closed:	1960s
Other Services Header:	Former services
Embedded:	Embed: yes Long-a-Coming Depot Mapframe: yes Mapframe-Custom: Shape: none Line: none Marker: rail Marker-Color: 888 Zoom: 12 Built: 1856 Architecture: Italianate Added: February 14, 1997 Refnum: 97000063 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: December 30, 1996 Designated Other1 Number: 3017^[1] Designated Other1 Num Position: bottom Designated Other1 Color: ffc94b

Berlin, also known as the Long-a-Coming Depot, is located in Berlin, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, between East Taunton and Washington Avenues, abutting the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line tracks. The station was built in 1856 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1997 for its significance in transportation.^[2]

History

The Camden and Atlantic Railroad built a rail line in 1853 that ran parallel to the main road between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The station was built along the rail line in 1856. In 1867, the station name was changed to Berlin. The station was closed in the 1960s due to declining passenger numbers. The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) railway company attempted to demolish the station in 1968, but was unsuccessful.^[3]

The station was restored in 1994 by the Long-a-Coming Historical Society. The station now serves as the meeting place for the historical society and several other area organizations.^[4]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey

External links

• Web site: Long-A-Coming Historical Society, Berlin, NJ. Community Organization . 2023-04-01 . Long-A-Coming Historical Society . en.
• . Photographs related to the station.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Camden County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 1 . September 28, 2021 .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97000063}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long-A-Coming Depot ]. National Park Service. Margaret . Westfield . Rebecca A. . Hunt. July 1996 . With
3. News: PRSL to Raze Station in Berlin; Snack Bar Rebuffed . 26 March 2021 . Courier Post . 10 September 1968.
4. Web site: The Long-A-Coming Historical Society . Long-a-Coming Historical Society . May 7, 2010.