242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) New York City, NY, New York

Quick Facts

Go Historic ID: 259021
Names: 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT)
Location: The Bronx
New York City
New York
United States
North America
Coordinates: 40.8895370° N, 73.8999630° W
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Map showing the location of 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT), New York City, NY, New York. (Note: The address shown in the upper-left panel is sometimes inaccurate.) Click here to view larger.

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Timeline

30 Mar 2005: 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) added to National Register of Historic Places

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National Register Data

242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT) has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places with the following information. Note: some of this data may have become outdated since the listing date. View full NRHP data →

National Register ID: 5000226
Date Listed: 20050330
Name: 242nd Street-Van Cortlandt Park Station (IRT)
Part of: New York City Subway System MPS (MPS=Multiple Property Submission)
Address: Above Broadway at the jct. of W. 242nd St.
City/Town: Bronx
County: Bronx
State: New York
Category: structure
Creators: Parsons, William Barclay; Heins, George L.
Level of Significance: national
Years of Significance: 1908; 1925
Areas of Significance: TRANSPORTATION; ARCHITECTURE; ENGINEERING; COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL HISTORY

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