Convent Station, New Jersey
Convent Station, New Jersey | |
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Madison Hotel in Convent Station | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′48″N 74°26′46″W / 40.780°N 74.446°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Township | Morris |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| ZIP Code | 07961 |
| GNIS feature ID | 883543 |
Convent Station is an unincorporated community located within Morris Township, in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is named after the Convent Station railroad station that was constructed along the Morris and Essex Lines during the 1870s.
Among the neighborhoods of Convent Station are Bradwahl, Cromwell Hills, and the Normandy Park Historic District; which was added in 1996 to both the National and New Jersey registers of historic places. The Morris Township Municipal Building and Police Headquarters are located in Convent Station.
The community is home to the Morris County Golf Club, the Morris Museum, and Saint Elizabeth University, a private Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts university founded in 1899.