Convent Station, New Jersey


Convent Station is an unincorporated community located within Morris Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. The community is located east of Morristown.

History

The community is named after the railroad station that was constructed there during the 1870s to serve the complex of the Academy of Saint Elizabeth, a Catholic school currently operatIng under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson. The academy, the first secondary school for young women in the state, was founded in 1860 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey. The academy is a private college preparatory school for young women with an enrollment of two hundred and thirty students.
In 1865, Morristown incorporated with a boundary that excluded the convent's large land holdings. That boundary line separated the two in 1895 when Morristown was formally set off from the township.
The College of Saint Elizabeth, which was founded on the campus in 1899, is the oldest college for women in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women. The Saint Elizabeth campus also includes the Villa of Saint Ann. At one time there also was a kindergarten and elementary school on the campus and, for many years, the complex was sustained by dairy products and produce from its own large farm.

Neighborhoods

Among the neighborhoods of Convent Station are: Bradwahl, Cromwell Hills, and the Normandy Parkway Historic District. The Morris Township Municipal Building and the Morris Township Police Headquarters are in Convent Station.

Industry

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Culture

Actively running since 1913, the Morris Museum is the second largest museum in New Jersey at and is located in Convent Station.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Convent Station include: