Tuckahoe | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | Railroad Avenue, Tuckahoe, New Jersey | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°17′28″N74°45′39″W / 39.29111°N 74.76083°W | |||||||||||||||
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Tuckahoe Station | ||||||||||||||||
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) | |||||||||||||||
Built | 1894 | |||||||||||||||
Architect | Wilson Bros. | |||||||||||||||
MPS | Operating Passenger Railroad Stations TR | |||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 84002626 [1] | |||||||||||||||
NJRHP No. | 1016 [2] | |||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | June 22, 1984 | |||||||||||||||
Designated NJRHP | March 17, 1984 |
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