240 Centre Street
Former New York City Police Headquarters Building | |
New York City Landmark No. 0999
| |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002690[1] |
|---|---|
| NYCL No. | 0999 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | September 26, 1978 |
240 Centre Street, formerly the New York City Police Headquarters, is a building between
, United States.History
It was built in 1905–1909, and was designed by the firm of
co-op building in 1988 by the firm of Ehrenkranz Group & Eckstut. It is now known as the Police Building Apartments.[2][3][4][5]
240 Centre Street replaced an older building nearby on
five boroughs into the City of Greater New York
, the police department also expanded and needed a new headquarters building.
The Police Building was designated a
New York City landmark in 1978,[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Gallery
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Dome -
Pediment and columns over entrance -
Entrance -
South facade
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
- ^ Cusack, Andrew. "The Old Police Building"
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Virginia Kurshan; Joan R. Olshansky; Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph (August 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Former Police Headquarters Building" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ Riis, Jacob A. The Making of an American. 1901.
External links
Media related to 240 Centre Street at Wikimedia Commons- The Police Building
