Established | 1925 |
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Location | 2 Market Street Paterson, NJ 07501 |
Coordinates | 40°54′49″N 74°10′44″W / 40.91354°N 74.17895°W |
Type | Industry museum |
Public transit access | Paterson station (rail) NJ Transit 365, 366, 704, 712 (bus) |
Paterson Museum is a museum in Paterson, in Passaic County, New Jersey, in the United States. Founded in 1925, it is owned and run by the city of Paterson and its mission is to preserve and display the industrial history of Paterson. It is located in the Old Great Falls Historic District.
Since 1982 the museum has been housed in the Thomas Rogers Building on Market Street, the former erecting shop of Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, a major 19th-century manufacturer of railroad steam locomotives. Prior to 1982 the museum was located in the former carriage house of Nathan Barnert, civic figure and philanthropist.