National Register of Historic Places

Bound Brook Station

Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002787

About this property

Bound Brook is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in Bound Brook, New Jersey. The station building on the north side of the tracks is now a restaurant; the other station building on the south side is a waiting room. A pedestrian tunnel connects the south and north sides of the tracks. The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line, the railroad's main freight line into the New York City area – built and formerly owned by the Lehigh Valley Railroad until merged into Conrail – is a few yards south of the south platform and is used by around 25 freight trains a day. The Lehigh Valley Railroad used a separate station to the south.

Location

Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.56101, -74.53043

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Battle of Bound Brook (New Jersey)
1777Revolutionary War
0.4 mi
Battle of Bound Brook (Second)
1777Revolutionary War
0.4 mi
Battle of Millstone (Drake's Farm)
1777Revolutionary War
0.5 mi
Action at Bound Brook
1777Revolutionary War
0.5 mi

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When was Bound Brook Station listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Bound Brook Station?

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

What is the period of significance for Bound Brook Station?

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

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