Ocean City Tenth Street Station

Ocean City Tenth Street Station is located in Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1898, it served rail service until 1981. The building now operates as the Ocean City Transportation Center, which is a bus stop for NJ Transit.

10TH STREET
Ocean City Tenth Street Station in 2010
Location10th Street and Haven Avenue, Ocean City, New Jersey
Coordinates39°16′44″N 74°34′43″W
Bus routes3
Bus operators NJ Transit
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Ocean City Tenth Street Station
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectWilliam Hunter
Architectural styleShingle Style
MPSOperating Passenger Railroad Stations TR
NRHP reference No.84002610[1]
NJRHP No.1010[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1984
Designated NJRHPMarch 17, 1984

In 2012, the building was damaged after being flooded by Hurricane Sandy, and was reconstructed to its historic appearance.

History
Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines trains at 10th Street in 1970

The station was built in 1898 by the Ocean City Railroad, which was acquired by the Atlantic City Railroad in 1901, and later by the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Trains last served the station in August 1981, when service was cancelled due to poor track conditions and limited funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[3] The architect was probably William Hunter, assistant chief engineer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad.[4] Tenth Street Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1984 for its significance in architecture and history.[4] Now known as the Ocean City Transportation Center, the building is in use as a NJ Transit bus station.

In October 2012, the Transportation Center was damaged during floods caused by Hurricane Sandy. Due to the building's historic nature, special reconstruction was required to restore the building's appearance between 1890 and 1910. This included adding a Queen Anne style turret. In August 2014, Ocean City awarded a $522,826 contract to TNT Construction Company, Inc. of Deptford, using a $501,000 grant from the Historic Preservation Fund.[5][6][7][8]

Destinations

NJ Transit operates bus routes 319, 507, and 509 out of the Ocean City Transportation Center. Bus route 319 provides limited seasonal service from Ocean City to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan while bus routes 507 and 509 run daily from Ocean City to Atlantic City via the Atlantic County mainland.[9][10][11]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 13, 2018. p. 8.
  3. Schwieterman, Joseph P. (2001). When the Railroad Leaves Town: American Communities in the Age of Rail Line Abandonment, Eastern United States. Kirksville, Missouri: Truman State University Press. pp. 193–197. ISBN 978-0-943549-97-2.
  4. Meyer, Richard; Greiff, Constance M. (August 1981). "New Jersey Transit Railroad Station Survey: Ocean City Tenth Street Station". National Park Service. Retrieved November 15, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1980
  5. 2014 Annual Report New Jersey Historic Trust (PDF) (Report). p. 17. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  6. "Restoration of the Historic Transportation Center" (PDF). City of Ocean City, New Jersey. August 14, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  7. Dog Bergen (November 23, 2014). "Six Historic Sites in Ocean City Share $1.5 Million in Sandy Relief". OCNJ Daily. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. "Repairs to city buildings damaged in Sandy nearly complete". The Gazette of Ocean City. June 21, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  9. "319 Timetable" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  10. "507 Timetable" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  11. "509 Timetable" (PDF). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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