Convent Station, New Jersey | |
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 Madison Hotel in Convent Station | |
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| Coordinates: 40°46′48″N 74°26′46″W / 40.780°N 74.446°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Morris |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| ZIP Code | 07961 |
| GNIS feature ID | 883543[1] |
Convent Station is an unincorporated community located within Morris Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[2] The community is named after the Convent Station railroad station that was constructed along the Morris and Essex Lines during the 1870s.[3]
Among the neighborhoods of Convent Station are Bradwahl, Cromwell Hills, and the Normandy Park Historic District; which was added in 1996 to both the National and New Jersey registers of historic places.[4] The Morris Township Municipal Building and Police Headquarters are located in Convent Station.
The community is home to the Morris County Golf Club, the Morris Museum, and Saint Elizabeth University, a private Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts university founded in 1899.
- ^ a b "Convent Station". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- ^ Scheireik, Susan. "If You're Thinking of Living in: Convent Station", The New York Times, March 14, 1993. Accessed May 18, 2023. "Convent Station owes its name to the nuns who provided funds in the 1870's for a train station next to St. Elizabeth's Academy for girls, a forerunner of one of the first women's colleges in New Jersey."
- ^ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated March 30, 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023.