United States Animal Quarantine Station
Former barns, now the Clifton Arts Center
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station is located in Passaic County, New Jersey
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station is located in New Jersey
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station is located in the United States
U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
LocationClifton Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′5″N 74°9′43″W / 40.86806°N 74.16194°W / 40.86806; -74.16194
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Built1900–1907 (1900–1907)
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.81000397[1]
NJRHP No.2331[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 1981
Designated NJRHPAugust 7, 1981

The United States Animal Quarantine Station is located in the city of Clifton in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The buildings were built in 1900. The facility, considered the Ellis Island for Animals, closed in 1975.[3] The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1981, for its significance in agriculture.[4] Part of the site is now the Clifton Municipal Complex. Two of the buildings were renovated and turned into the Clifton Arts Center Gallery and Studio. An atrium was built to connect the two buildings.[5] It is considered to be threatened site.[6][7]

History and description

The station originally contained 27 buildings built between 1900 and 1907 on a 49-acre (20 ha) property. It operated from 1900 to 1979 to receive and isolate foreign animals entering the country. There were 14 brick barns at the site. In 1966, the property was sold to the city.[4] In 2000, the Clifton Arts Center, founded by Gloria J. Kolodziej, opened here using two of the brick barns.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#81000397)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Passaic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. March 30, 2023. p. 2. listed as the United States Animal Quarantine Station
  3. ^ Prial, Frank J. (August 9, 1975). "U. S. Animal Center to Move from Clifton". The New York Times.
  4. ^ a b Karschner, Terry (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Animal Quarantine Station". National Park Service. With accompanying 34 photos
  5. ^ "Clifton Arts Center". Passaic County Historical Attractions. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  6. ^ "Even the Wildwoods are at risk. Here are N.J.'s 10 most endangered, historic sites for 2019". May 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "United States Animal Quarantine Station – Preservation New Jersey".
  8. ^ "History & Founding of the Arts Center". Clifton Arts Center.

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Passaic County, New Jersey
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