U.S. Animal Quarantine Station facts for kids
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U.S. Animal Quarantine Station
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Barns from the former U.S. Animal Quarantine Station seen on December 23, 2011
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 Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Location | Clifton Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey |
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| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000397 |
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| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1981 |
The U.S. Animal Quarantine Station is located in Clifton, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. The buildings were built in 1900. The facility, considered the Ellis Island for Animals, closed in 1975.
The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1981.
Part of the site is now the Clifton Municipal Complex. Two of the buildings were renovated and turned into the Clifton Arts Center Gallery and Studio. An atrium was built to connect the two buildings.
It is considered to be threatened site.
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