HACKENSACK — Officials are moving forward to end a historical designation for a Bergen County railroad station that was destroyed by fire. The Anderson Street Railroad Station in Hackensack was razed after the blaze in 2009. The New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites voted Thursday in favor of recommending that the station be removed from the state...
Hackensack Anderson Ave. train station in 1910. HACKENSACK — Officials are moving forward to end a historical designation for a Bergen County railroad station that was destroyed by fire.
The Anderson Street Railroad Station in Hackensack was razed after the blaze in 2009.
The New Jersey State Review Board for Historic Sites voted Thursday in favor of recommending that the station be removed from the state and national lists of historic places.
Board chairman Philetus Holt told The Record newspaper the step is necessary to prevent someone from building a replica that would not be historic.
Hackensack officials have been encouraging NJ Transit to be sympathetic to the historic district when it replaces the Gothic-style station that was built in 1869.
The board's recommendation will be forwarded to the state's historic preservation officer, who gets the final say.
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