Ocean City 34th Street Station
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Ocean City 34th Street Station | |
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A motel, adjacent to the former location of the train station. | |
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| Location | Haven Avenue near 34th Street, Ocean City, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°15′6″N 74°36′49″W / 39.25167°N 74.61361°WCoordinates: 39°15′6″N 74°36′49″W / 39.25167°N 74.61361°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 84002613[1] |
| NJRHP # | 1011[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 |
| Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 |
Ocean City 34th Street Station was located in Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. The station — a small wooden shelter with bench seating for a few passengers, located just south of 34th Street next to a rail line running down the middle of Haven Avenue — was built in 1885 by the Ocean City Railroad, which was acquired by the Atlantic City Railroad in 1901, and later by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Trains last served the station in August 1981, when service was cancelled due to poor track conditions and limited funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[3]
The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984.[4] It was subsequently damaged beyond repair when a truck backed into it, and thus demolished.
See also
- Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource (New Jersey)
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cape May County, New Jersey
- Ocean City Tenth Street Station
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 19. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
- ↑ Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2001). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Eastern United States. Kirksville, MO: Truman State University Press. pp. 193–197. ISBN 0-943549-97-3. OCLC 702179808.
- ↑ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, Cape May County p. 6
