Lyons in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lyons Station

Date: 1931

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

1. Lyons Station Marker

Inscription. Lyons Station was constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad in 1931 in a Tudor style. Tudor architecture is exemplified in Lyons Station by the parapeted end and front gables, multi-paned steel casement windows, carved rosette ornamentation, quoins and stucco walls. The station is located on NJ TRANSIT's Gladstone Branch which was originally chartered in 1865 as the Passaic Valley & Peapack Railroad. The name of the line was changed to the New Jersey West Line in 1870 and on October 19, 1878, the line was acquired by the D. L. & W. and renamed the Passaic & Delaware Railroad. The P. & D. was extended from Bernardsville to Gladstone beginning on April 17, 1890 after which most of the stations along the line were built. Lyons Station was the last station built by the D. L. & W. in New Jersey and was probably constructed in response to the increased travel to the Veterans Hosital located nearby. Lyons Station was listed on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1984.

Photo Credit: Thomas T. Taber

Erected by NJ Transit.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1998.

Location. 40° 41.086′ N, 74° 32.975′

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W. Marker is in Lyons, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It can be reached from Lyons Place. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lyons NJ 07939, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Vail Family (approx. ¾ mile away); Bernards Township War Memorial (approx. ¾ mile away); Lord Stirling Estate (approx. 0.8 miles away); Somerset Hills Airport (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bernards Township Veterans Monument (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Widow White’s Tavern (approx. one mile away); Lord Stirling Manor (approx. 1.2 miles away); Frederick W. Schmidt (approx. 1.3 miles away).

Lyons Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

2. Lyons Station

Travelers' History Arch - Welcome image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

3. Travelers' History Arch - Welcome

The Arch welcomes visitors to the Lyons Station area. Area historical buildings are shown on the arch. Some of these sites have their own historical markers, which can be viewed at the Other nearby markers section above.

Travelers' History Arch - Farewell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

4. Travelers' History Arch - Farewell

Travelers' History Arch Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

5. Travelers' History Arch Dedication Plaque

Plaque on Arch with Definition of Welcome & Farewell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, September 7, 2009

6. Plaque on Arch with Definition of Welcome & Farewell

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,013 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 17, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.