Convent Station, New Jersey

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.

Convent Station, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
Madison Hotel in Convent Station
Convent Station, New Jersey
Convent Station, New Jersey
Convent Station, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40.780°N 74.446°W / 40.780; -74.446
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyMorris
TownshipMorris
Elevation
371 ft (113 m)
ZIP Code
07961
GNIS feature ID883543

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.

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