Strecker Memorial Laboratory
Strecker Memorial Laboratory | |
New York City Landmark No. 0909
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New York, New York | |
Coordinates | 40°45′8″N 73°57′29″W / 40.75222°N 73.95806°W |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1892 |
Architect | Withers & Dickson |
NRHP reference No. | 72000886[1] |
NYSRHP No. | 06101.000497 |
NYCL No. | 0909 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
Designated NYCL | March 23, 1976[2] |
Strecker Memorial Laboratory is a historic building located in Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City.
Built in 1892 to serve as a laboratory for
In 1907, the Russell Sage Institute of Pathology took over the running of the lab.[3] In time, this became associated with the Rockefeller University, and work continued at the laboratory until it closed in the 1950s, after which it fell into disrepair.[3]
In 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places,[6] and in 1976 it was designated a New York City landmark.[2]
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority purchased the building in the late 1990s to house a power conversion substation[7] for the subway trains that run through the 53rd Street Tunnel underneath Roosevelt Island. The MTA restored the building's exterior, and the substation has been active since 2000.[5]
See also
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan on islands
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan on islands
- 58 Joralemon Street, another building in New York City that houses transport utilities
- Fake building
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "Strecker Laboratory" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b c d Neil Tandon. "Strecker Memorial Laboratory". Roosevelt Island Historical Society. New York Correction History Society. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ISBN 978-0-7385-1238-9.
- ^ a b Judith Berdy (2005-05-23). "Preserving Social History on Roosevelt Island". Gotham Gazette. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ "New York - New York County". National Register of Historic Places. United States National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ Lovejoy, Bess (1 June 2015). "Islands of The Undesirables: Roosevelt Island". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 6 February 2024.