The first tracts in Pennington were completed in 1873, providing service to the Mercer and Somerset rail line but by 1976, the Delaware and Brook Bound line ran it out of business.[6] Pennington Railroad Station was designed by Daniel A. Clarkson and in 1882, the station was completed by Irish workers. It was leased to the Reading Railroad for 990 years for $275,000 plus taxes.[3] By the 1900s, roughly 50 trains stopped at the station, carrying mail, passengers and freight from Trenton, Philadelphia and New York and was round the clock staffed by an agent and three clerks. From 1888 to 1931 the stationmaster was Frank Butler Jamison.[6] In 1911, Theodore Roosevelt stopped at the station during his Bull Moose Campaign.[3]
After World War I, automobile ownership rose and the station declined, cutting Sunday services in 1945. In 1962, Reading Railroad had only two trains stopping at the station and in 1967 discontinued service completely.[3]
The station is built of sandstone with a mansard roof and center pavilion in the Victorian style. It is a three-story building that is a focal point in the landscape of the town. The interior was simply designed with vertical beadboard. By the mid-1970s, the building had been remodeled as a private residence.[3] It is similar in style to the Hopewell station, completed in 1876 in Hopewell, New Jersey.[6]
pennington, railroad, station, disused, train, station, pennington, mercer, county, jersey, united, states, station, built, 1882, reading, railroad, added, national, register, historic, places, december, 1974, penningtonformer, reading, company, stationthe, fo. Pennington Railroad Station is a disused train station in Pennington Mercer County New Jersey United States The station was built in 1882 by the Reading Railroad and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 31 1974 3 PenningtonFormer Reading Company stationThe former Pennington station depot as seen in December 2011 as a private residence HistoryOpenedApril 27 1876 ceremonial service 1 May 1 1876 regular service 2 Closed1967 3 Former servicesPreceding station Reading Railroad Following station West Trentontoward Philadelphia New York Branch Hopewelltoward Bound BrookPennington Railroad StationU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesShow map of Mercer County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocationCorner of Franklin and Green Avenue Pennington New JerseyCoordinates40 19 58 N 74 47 41 W 40 33278 N 74 79472 W 40 33278 74 79472Arealess than one acreBuilt1882ArchitectClarkson Daniel A Architectural styleSecond Empire MansardNRHP reference No 74001170 4 NJRHP No 1728 5 Significant datesAdded to NRHPDecember 31 1974Designated NJRHPNovember 11 1974 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 Bibliography 5 ReferencesHistory editThe first tracts in Pennington were completed in 1873 providing service to the Mercer and Somerset rail line but by 1976 the Delaware and Brook Bound line ran it out of business 6 Pennington Railroad Station was designed by Daniel A Clarkson and in 1882 the station was completed by Irish workers It was leased to the Reading Railroad for 990 years for 275 000 plus taxes 3 By the 1900s roughly 50 trains stopped at the station carrying mail passengers and freight from Trenton Philadelphia and New York and was round the clock staffed by an agent and three clerks From 1888 to 1931 the stationmaster was Frank Butler Jamison 6 In 1911 Theodore Roosevelt stopped at the station during his Bull Moose Campaign 3 After World War I automobile ownership rose and the station declined cutting Sunday services in 1945 In 1962 Reading Railroad had only two trains stopping at the station and in 1967 discontinued service completely 3 The station is located along the CSX Trenton Subdivision and West Trenton Line which New Jersey Transit plans to revive for commuter rail service however these plans do not include the reopening of the station which is now a private residence citation needed Architecture editThe station is built of sandstone with a mansard roof and center pavilion in the Victorian style It is a three story building that is a focal point in the landscape of the town The interior was simply designed with vertical beadboard By the mid 1970s the building had been remodeled as a private residence 3 It is similar in style to the Hopewell station completed in 1876 in Hopewell New Jersey 6 See also editDelaware and Bound Brook Railroad National Register of Historic Places listings in Mercer County New JerseyBibliography editPoor Henry Varnum 1865 Manual of the Railroads of the United States Volume 27 H V amp H W Poor References edit Opening a New Rail Route The Lancaster Intelligencer May 3 1876 p 2 Retrieved September 6 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp Poor 1865 p 711 a b c d e f NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY NOMINATION FORM Pennington Railroad Station 1974 National Register Information System 74001170 National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Mercer County PDF New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office January 10 2010 p 12 Archived from the original PDF on December 3 2010 Retrieved April 7 2010 a b c Seabrook Lorraine Seabrook Jack 2000 Hopewell Valley Arcadia Publishing ISBN 9780738504315 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pennington Railroad Station amp oldid 1182968697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
