Long-a-Coming Depot

Berlin
Berlin
General information
Location	Washington and East Taunton Avenues; Berlin, New Jersey
Coordinates	39°47′38″N 74°55′34″W / 39.79389°N 74.92611°W
History
Opened	1856
Closed	1960s
Previous names	Long-a-Coming Depot
Former services
	Long-a-Coming Depot
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Area	4.6 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1856
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	97000063
NJRHP No.	3017
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1997
Designated NJRHP	December 30, 1996

Berlin, also known as the Long-a-Coming Depot, is located in Berlin, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, between East Taunton and Washington Avenues, abutting the New Jersey Transit Atlantic City Line tracks. The station was built in 1856 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1997 for its significance in transportation.^[3]

History[edit]

The Camden and Atlantic Railroad built a rail line in 1853 that ran parallel to the main road between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The station was built along the rail line in 1856. In 1867, the station name was changed to Berlin. The station was closed in the 1960s due to declining passenger numbers. The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines (PRSL) railway company attempted to demolish the station in 1968, but was unsuccessful.^[4]

The station was restored in 1994 by the Long-a-Coming Historical Society. The station now serves as the meeting place for the historical society and several other area organizations.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System – (#97000063)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 1.
^ Westfield, Margaret; Hunt, Rebecca A. (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long-A-Coming Depot". National Park Service. With accompanying 9 photos
^ "PRSL to Raze Station in Berlin; Snack Bar Rebuffed". Courier Post. 10 September 1968. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ "The Long-A-Coming Historical Society". Long-a-Coming Historical Society. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

External links[edit]

"Long-A-Coming Historical Society, Berlin, NJ. Community Organization". Long-A-Coming Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
Long-a-Coming Historical Society on Instagram. Photographs related to the station.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – (#97000063)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[NJRHP-2] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Camden County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 1.

[nrhpdoc-3] Westfield, Margaret; Hunt, Rebecca A. (July 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Long-A-Coming Depot". National Park Service. With accompanying 9 photos

[4] "PRSL to Raze Station in Berlin; Snack Bar Rebuffed". Courier Post. 10 September 1968. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

[5] "The Long-A-Coming Historical Society". Long-a-Coming Historical Society. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

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Houses	Barclay Farm House Burrough-Dover House Centennial House Chew-Powell House Samuel Coles House Collings-Knight Homestead Joseph Cooper House Arthur Dorrance House Col. Joseph Ellis House Isaac Glover House Greenfield Hall Haddon Fortnightly Club House Hillman Hospital House Hinchman-Lippincott House Kay-Evans Farm Robert Marshall House Samuel Mickle House Griffith Morgan House Peter Mott House Pomona Hall Edward Sharp House Stokes-Lee House Dr. Henry Genet Taylor House and Office Thackara House Isaac Tomlinson House George Whitman House Woodlynne Log Cabin
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