The U.S. Animal Quarantine Station, known as the “Ellis Island for animals,” is significant as the sole facility on the east coast that was dedicated to the inspection of foreign animals.  From 1900 to 1979, the facility inspected commercial animals, including cattle and imported animals to be put in zoos, under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  In 1979, the facility moved to Newburgh, New York.  The City of Clifton purchased the site in the 1980s and, soon after, constructed their city hall on the property.  The site now serves as a municipal complex, with quarantine buildings repurposed for new uses such as an arts center and sculpture garden, senior center, animal shelter, recycling and garbage centers, and municipal offices.   

The 2022 Trust grant will help fund Phase 2 interior rehabilitation of Barn S-2.

The 2020 Trust grant will help fund exterior rehabilitation of barn S-2 (also known as the flag barn).