The Central Railroad of New Jersey built this long complex of 30 sheds in 1904 to process oysters harvested from Delaware Bay. Before the Bridgton and Port Norris Railroad was completed to Bivalve in 1875, oysters were shipped by boat from a wharf built parallel to the river, and by the 1880s the site had buildings of varying sizes and shapes and a railroad platform. Originally, oysters were shipped in their shells by rail, but shucking, or removing oysters from their shells, began in the 1920s as the railroad sought to move oysters efficiently from the water to consumers. The sheds housed numerous oyster-related businesses and served as a main street for the community, while oystermen and packing companies leased space including office storefronts, storerooms, alleyways, wharves, and boat slips. Chandleries, meat markets, a post office, and lumber yards that supported the oyster industry also helped fuel the region's growth and development. The Bivalve Oyster Shipping Sheds were listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1995, and on the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1996. In 2001, the Bayshore Discovery Project purchased six of the remaining original 30 sheds with funds from the Cumberland County Empowerment Zone, and one shed had been purchased in 1995. By 2011, the sheds were restored to their 1920s appearance with funds provided by the New Jersey Historic Trust and New Jersey Department of Transportation.