Lackawanna Terminal (Montclair, New Jersey)

MONTCLAIR
General information
LocationLackawanna Plaza, Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey 07042
Coordinates40°48′41″N 74°12′48″W / 40.81139°N 74.21333°W / 40.81139; -74.21333
Platforms4
Tracks6
Other information
Station code604
History
OpenedJune 28, 1913
ClosedMarch 2, 1981
ElectrifiedSeptember 3, 1930
Former services
Preceding station Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Following station
Terminus Montclair Branch Glen Ridge
toward Hoboken
Montclair Railroad Station
Abandoned platforms in 1983, with Grove Street Bridge in background.
LocationLackawanna Plaza, Montclair, New Jersey
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectWilliam Hull Botsford
Architectural styleGrecian-Doric
NRHP reference No.73001092
NJRHP No.1155
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1973
Designated NJRHPAugust 7, 1972

Lackawanna Terminal is a former railroad terminal in Montclair, New Jersey. Built in 1913, the station was the western terminal of the Montclair Branch of the Morris and Essex Lines, part of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. The station, boasting four platforms and six tracks, was designed by William Hull Botsford, an architect who died in the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. The station opened on June 28, 1913, in a grand ceremony in Montclair. The station was used until March 2, 1981, when NJ Transit moved service to a single-platform station at Bay Street. The 1913 station was converted to an enclosed shopping mall and supermarket.

Listed as the Montclair Railroad Station, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1973, for its significance in architecture and transportation. According to former township historian Jack Chance, the station qualified for three main reasons. One was its architectural significance, including the overall design, the tapestry bond brickwork, the marble concrete trim, the interior brick and tile work and ornamentation, the iron work in the ticket windows. The next factor was the importance of architect Botsford. The third consideration was the station's importance as a transportation center in the history of Montclair Township.

In 2019, the complex was threatened with demolition. In 2024, a new developer reopened it as a shopping center.