Maywood in Bergen County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Maywood Station
Date: March 1872
New Jersey Midland Railway
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Maywood Station, located in the Borough of Maywood, Bergen County, New Jersey was built in March 1872. Stylistically, the building is significant as the station is a fine example of Railroad Architecture with Carpenter Gothic features. The station, in operation as a passenger and freight station for nearly one-hundred years, was built at the time in an undeveloped area. The station subsequently led to the residential, commercial and industrialization of Maywood in the later 19th and early 20th centuries.
Maywood Station is located on the former New Jersey Midland Railway which was the predecessor of today's New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway. The original line ran from Jersey City, New Jersey to Middletown, New York and was built to provide rail transportation from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes in conjunction with the New York & Oswego Midland Railroad.
In June 2002, the all-volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit Maywood Station Historical Committee Division of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society was formed and began restoration of Maywood Station. Today, the organization continues preservation of the station and operates it as part of the Maywood Station Museum, Maywood Station was listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in 2003. New
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1872.
Location. 40° 53.774′ N, 74° 3.938′ W. Marker is in Maywood, New Jersey, in Bergen County. It is on Maywood Avenue south of West Central Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 269 Maywood Ave, Maywood NJ 07607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey, in Greater Newark, 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: Maywood, N.J. (approx. 0.4 miles away); Passaic Street (approx. half a mile away); Former Pastors of Mt. Olive Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mt. Olive Baptist Church Founders, Deacons and Men who Served in the World War (approx. 0.9 miles away); New Hope Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Varick Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named Maywood, N.J. (approx. 1.4 miles away); John I. Hopper House (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maywood.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 2, 2026
3. Signs on display outside of the station
In July 2002, as The Maywood Station Historical Committee was in the process of removing over 5 tons of stucco of the station as part of the restoration project, an inscription was detected on the wall which read, "John Ackerman '09". Research was conducted and the MSHC found that the signature from 1909 belonged to a Maywood resident name John Ackerman. Mr. Ackerman later was a casualty of World War I. In a long standing Maywood tradition to remember those who have died defending our country in war, Ackerman Street is named in his honor. Mr. Ackerman's U.S. military biography is shown below as well as his signature beneath.
Born May 14, 1892.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
