Dyckman-Hillside Substation
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Dyckman-Hillside Substation (Substation 17) | |
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| Location |
127-129 Hillside Avenue Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates: 40°51′36″N 73°55′37″W / 40.86000°N 73.92694°W | |
| Built | 1904-05 |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| MPS | New York City Subway System MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 06000025[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 2006 |
The Dyckman-Hillside Substation, also known as Substation 17, is a historic electrical substation located at 127-129 Hillside Avenue between Sickles Street and Nagle Avenue, near the Dyckman Street station of the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was one of eight substations constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in 1904-05.
The substation is a two story, free-standing masonry building in the Beaux-Arts style. It features hipped roof, tower-like projections, scrolled wrought iron brackets, and terra cotta decorative details.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
Notes
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Kathleen A. Howe (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Substation 17". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-03-19. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".
External links
Media related to Dyckman-Hillside Substation (Substation 17) at Wikimedia Commons
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