Sparta Station Foundation
Our Plan for Sparta Station
Sparta station in better days.
If allowed access to the site we would:
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Remove the growth from around the station itself |
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Cut and remove the trees closest to the building |
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Trim the grass and cut the vegetation on the grounds |
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Remove the trash strewn around the interior of the station |
Our short term goals are:
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To reduce the threat of fire damage |
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To make the station more visible and (hopefully) less attractive to vandals |
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Bring the station grounds back to their more attractive appearance of many years ago |
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Ultimately, we would like to board up and paint the station to stop all deterioration and vandalism |
The interior and exterior of Sparta Station today.
Our long term goals are:
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Have the station placed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places |
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Obtain private, state, and federal grants to acquire the station for the town |
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Restore the station to its "as built" appearance while adding wheelchair access and running water/bathroom facilities |
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Create a Sparta Museum that would encompass the town's history and the railroad's part in it |
Tri-State is seriously considering acquisition of Sparta station once the property becomes available. Please use the e-mail link below to contact us to volunteer or to ask questions.
Donations are urgently needed so that we may begin stabilizing the station! Please send checks to Tri-State Railway Historical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1217, Morristown, NJ 07962-1217. Any amount is appreciated. All donations are tax deductible to the amount permitted by law.
Sparta Station Work Session, 5/4/02
The history of Sparta Station.