National Register of Historic Places

Ampere Station

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002628

About this property

Ampere, formerly known as The Crescent, is a defunct stop on New Jersey Transit's Montclair Branch (current-day Montclair–Boonton Line) in the city of East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States. A station was first built there in 1890 to service to new Crocker Wheeler plant in the district. The stop was named in honor of André-Marie Ampère, a pioneer in electrodynamics and reconstructed as a new Renaissance Revival station in 1908. Ampere was the second stop on the branch west of Newark Broad Street Station until 1984, when the Roseville Avenue station was closed. In June of that year, the station, along with 42 others, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places. In 1986, after continuous deterioration, New Jersey Transit demolished the westbound shelter built in 1921. The agency discontinued rail service to Ampere on April 7, 1991. The entire station was demolished in 1995.

Location

East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
40.76536, -74.19416

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Ampere Station listed on the National Register?

Ampere Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Ampere Station?

Ampere Station is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ampere Station?

The period of significance for Ampere Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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