Building type
Station houses and headquarters buildings that show the architecture of municipal order at several scales.
Station houses and headquarters show how municipal services were expressed through architecture. Smaller neighborhood stations offer a useful comparison with the former Police Headquarters Building.
6 building histories
Police · 1886-87
153 E 67th Street, New York, NY
Solid, dignified, indeed almost stern, the Nineteenth Precinct Police Station is a proud reminder of the role of the late l9th-century police station in representing order and authority in rapidly growing and changing...
Read the storyPolice · 1907-08
138 West 30th Street, New York, NY
The 23rd Police Precinct Station House, located on the south side of West 30th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, was erected in 1907-08 to the design of R. Thomas Short, who is best known as a designer of...
Read the storyPolice · 1892-93
179 East 104th Street, New York, NY
The 28th Police Precinct Station House, located on the north side of East 104th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, was built in 1892-93 to the design of Nathaniel D. Bush. Appointed Architect to the New York...
Read the storyPolice · 1909-11
South Street & Old Slip, New York, NY
The First Precinct Police Station, designed in the neo-Italian Renaissance style by the notable architectural firm of Hunt & Hunt, was erected in 1909-11. This impressive public building still commands its waterfront...
Read the storyPolice · 1871-72
1854 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY
Constructed in 1871-72 and designed by Nathaniel Bush, who acted as the official architect of the New York City Police Department, this handsome French Second Empire style brick building was located at the center of the...
Read the storyPolice · 1905-09
240 Centre Street, New York, NY
Designed by the architectural firm of Hoppin and Koen, the former New York City Police Headquarters building at 240 Centre Street was built between 1905 and 1909 and stands today as one of New York City's most important...
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