National Register of Historic Places

White House Station

White House, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Listed
June 21, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002726

About this property

White House station is an active commuter railroad station in the Whitehouse Station section of Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Located at the grade crossing of Main Street (County Route 523), the station services trains of NJ Transit's Raritan Valley Line during peak hours on weekdays only. Trains at White House station go from High Bridge station to Newark Penn Station. All other service terminates at Raritan station in Somerset County. The station consists of a single low-level side platform alongside of a single track. The former Central Railroad of New Jersey depot serves as the Readington Township Library. Railroad service at White House began on September 25, 1848 with the opening of the Somerville and Easton Railroad from Somerville station to White House, a 10-mile (16 km) extension. The early station depot at Whiute House burned on the evening of December 9, 1891. That was replaced with the current structure in 1892, built in the Richardson Romanesque architectural style by Bradford Gilbert. The station depot at White House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in June 1984 as part of the Operating Passenger Railroad Stations Thematic Resource.

Location

White House, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
40.61534, -74.77074

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

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When was White House Station listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is White House Station?

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

What is the period of significance for White House Station?

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

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