Built 1904-05 | NRHP Reference # 06000025 Added to NRHP 9 February 2006 | |
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Similar Substation 401, Substation 219, IRT Powerhouse, Corbin Building, Joralemon Street Tunnel | ||
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
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