48th Police Precinct Station

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48th Police Precinct Station
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Location1925 Bathgate Avenue, Bronx, New York 10457, USA
Coordinates 40°50′50.4″N73°53′49.4″W / 40.847333°N 73.897056°W / 40.847333; -73.897056
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
ArchitectHorgan, Arthur J. & Slattery, Vinc; J.
Architectural style Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 83001639 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1983

48th Police Precinct Station is a historic police station located at 1925 Bathgate Avenue in the Tremont neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City. It was completed in 1901 and is a freestanding, three story rectangular block, seven bays wide. The facades are composed of yellow brick with stone trim in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It was the scene of the arrest of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal at 8:30 PM on the evening of July 29, 1912.

It was formerly used by the New York City Police Department, but ceased use as a police station in the 1970s. [2] As of June 2010, it was occupied by Sharon Baptist Headstart.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Anne B. Covell (August 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 48th Police Precinct Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying four photographs