New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company
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New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company
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| Location: | New Milford Avenue, Oradell, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: | 40°56′49″N 74°1′30″W / 40.94694°N 74.025°WCoordinates: 40°56′49″N 74°1′30″W / 40.94694°N 74.025°W |
| Area: | 13.3 acres (5.4 ha) |
| Built: | 1882 |
| Architect: | Brush, Charles Benjamin; Tierney, Myles |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian, Romanesque |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 01000891[1] |
| NJRHP #: | 1922[2] |
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| Added to NRHP: | August 22, 2001 |
| Designated NJRHP: | June 21, 2001 |
The New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company was a water filtration and pumping plant located on Van Buskirk Island, an artificially created island in the Hackensack River, in Oradell, New Jersey. The site was purchased in 1881 by the Hackensack Water Company (now United Water). The facility was built between 1882 to 1911, with some buildings dating back to 1881, and it includes a brick 1882 pumping station, a tall filtration tower, and a huge underground infrastructure.
Preservation New Jersey voted the plant "One of 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites" in 1996. In 2002, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed Hackensack Water Company site on its list of 11 Most Endangered National Historic Places. In May 2001, the site was listed on New Jersey Register of Historic Places - Period of Historic Importance 1882-1914. The site is currently in a state of disrepair, and although proposals have been made by Bergen County for what to do with the site, its future is uncertain. Bergen County Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs is attempting to build public support for redeveloping the site.[3] In August 2011, the state awarded $704,000 to be adminstered by the New Jersey Historic Trust for the stabilazation of buildings, at the complex so that the site could be opened to the general public.[4]
[edit] See also
- Hackensack Water Company Complex
- Pershing Field
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
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[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Bergen County". NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. April 1, 2010. p. 19. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/hpo/1identify/lists/bergen.pdf. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ "Hackensack Waterworks property in Oradell to be redeveloped". The Record. http://www.northjersey.com/news/101776818_County_asks__What_would_you_do_with_site_.html. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
- ^ Burrow, Megan (August 23, 2011), "State funds are aimed at opening doors at Hackensack Water Works", Town News, http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/128262578_State_funds_are_aimed_at_opening_doors_at_Hackensack_Water_Works.html, retrieved 2011-09-21
[edit] External links
- Water Works Conservancy, Inc.
- Preservation NJ
- The Hackensack Water Works: Sparkling History, Cloudy Future
- Hackensack Water Works at Oradell
- View of New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company via Google Street View
- Picture of New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company
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