Mauch Chunk station (Central Railroad of New Jersey)

Mauch Chunk
Central Railroad of New Jersey station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Location 1 Susquehanna Street, Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W
Owned by Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Tracks 2
Connections Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway
Construction
Structure type Railroad Station
Platform levels 1
Parking Yes
Disabled access No
History
Opened 1888, re-opened 1983
Closed 1976
Rebuilt No
Electrified No
Services
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad
  Former services  
Preceding station   Central Railroad of New Jersey   Following station
Drake's Point
toward Scranton
Main Line
Lehighton
toward Communipaw
Central Railroad of New Jersey Station
Coordinates 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W / 40.86278°N 75.73861°W / 40.86278; -75.73861Coordinates: 40°51′46″N 75°44′19″W / 40.86278°N 75.73861°W / 40.86278; -75.73861
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1888
Architect Wilson Brothers & Company
Neast & Co.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 76001615[1]
Added to NRHP January 1, 1976

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Station, also known as the Jersey Central Station and Jim Thorpe Station, is a historic railroad station located at Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Wilson Brothers & Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and built in 1888 by the Central Railroad of New Jersey. It is a 1 1/2-story, five bay, red brick building in the Queen Anne style. It features a 3 1/2-story, cylindrical corner tower with a cylindrical roof. It is owned by the Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway and served as a visitor center.[2] The station was one of two serving the community; the Lehigh Valley Railroad had a station on the opposite side of the river.

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 1, 1976.[1] It is located in the Old Mauch Chunk Historic District. Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway operates passenger excursions out of the station.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes David M. Berman (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Railroad of New Jersey Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
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