National Register of Historic Places

Bloomfield Station

Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002631

About this property

Bloomfield is a New Jersey Transit station in Bloomfield, New Jersey, located along the Montclair–Boonton Line. The station is located in downtown Bloomfield, the second within the municipality, just west of Bloomfield Avenue. This is the second station within the township served on the line after Watsessing Avenue station. The current Glen Ridge, Bloomfield and Watsessing Avenue stations along the Montclair Branch were all built in 1912 during a grade separation program by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. Bloomfield Station has been on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places since March 17, 1984 and the National Register of Historic Places since June 22, 1984 and as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource. The station is the centerpiece of a plan to revitalize Bloomfield's central business district which has been designated a transit-oriented development (TOD) transit village. The former headhouse is privately owned but has not been redeveloped. In 2011, the owner announced they would sell the building, enabling the town to influence future plans. Bloomfield station is the terminus of the go bus 28, one of the first lines to use bus rapid transit in New Jersey, making limited stops through Newark to Newark Liberty International Airport. The station has two ticket machines on the eastbound platform (to Newark and New York). The low-level side platforms are not accessible. National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey Media related to Bloomfield (NJT station) at Wikimedia Commons Glenwood Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View

Location

Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey
40.79252, -74.20035

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Bloomfield Station listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Bloomfield Station?

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

What is the period of significance for Bloomfield Station?

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

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