Looking for PRR Building Drawings

Dean D · **Posted:** Thu Oct 02, 2003 10:47 pm

We are presently restoring our rail site in Pemberton Twp. NJ. I've been trying to find details on the bunk house that was at our site in the 1930's. This was the Pemberton -Hightstown Line;Union Transportation feeding Ft. Dix.
PRR obtained this line until it was shut down.
We have unearthed the foundation and size was approx. 12'x 20'.
Can anyone point me in the right direction as we are going after state historical funding on this site.If any other details are obtainable please let me know.
Thanks,
Dean D.
Pemberton Twp. Historical Trust

djbro60@wmconnect.com

Keith Muldowney · **Posted:** Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:41 pm

Is the Bunk House the 2 story structure shown in the distance in the photograph on page 136 in John Brinckmann's book Pemberton & Hightstown? Are there any other structures standing, station, freight house or section house? Best of luck with your search.

> We are presently restoring our rail site in
> Pemberton Twp. NJ. I've been trying to find
> details on the bunk house that was at our
> site in the 1930's. This was the Pemberton
> -Hightstown Line;Union Transportation
> feeding Ft. Dix.
> PRR obtained this line until it was shut
> down.
> We have unearthed the foundation and size
> was approx. 12'x 20'.
> Can anyone point me in the right direction
> as we are going after state historical
> funding on this site.If any other details
> are obtainable please let me know.
> Thanks,
> Dean D.
> Pemberton Twp. Historical Trust

kmuldowney@att.net

Fred Ash · **Posted:** Mon Oct 06, 2003 10:45 am

> We are presently restoring our rail site in
> Pemberton Twp. NJ. I've been trying to find
> details on the bunk house that was at our
> site in the 1930's.
Dean D.
> Pemberton Twp. Historical Trust

Two sources come to mind--
If the structure existed during the 1913-15 period, it was likely included in the ICC Valuation. ICC Engineering Field records are housed in the National Archives II building in College Park Maryland. You need to visit the Archive in person for this search. It may contain a rough field drawing, elevation or photograph together with a description of the structure. Many surveys were remarkably complete, but it really depended upon the field engineer assigned to the line being valued. Sometimes they looked at every building on the property -- it is, for example, by far the best source of information on American outhouses. Then again, sometimes lesser structures such as bunkhouses were ignored.
The second source would be to contact the Hageley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware to review their collection of corporate documents.
Good luck.

fred_ash@bankone.com