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Opened | April 27, 1876 (ceremonial service) [1] May 1, 1876 (regular service) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | December 3, 1982 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 1976 | Station agent eliminated [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hopewell Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Railroad Place, Hopewell, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 40°23′29″N74°45′48″W / 40.39139°N 74.76333°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1876 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Second Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002728 [5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJRHP No. | 1673 [6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 |
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