83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable

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83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable
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Location179 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11237, USA
Coordinates 40°42′6″N73°55′25″W / 40.70167°N 73.92361°W / 40.70167; -73.92361
Arealess than one acre
Built1894 (1894)
Architect William Tubby
Architectural styleRomanesque, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 82003360 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1982
Designated NYCLMarch 8, 1977 [2]

The 83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable is a historic police station and stable located at the corner of DeKalb and Wilson Avenues in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1894 in the Romanesque Revival style to a design by William Tubby. [3]

It was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1977, [2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It currently houses NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "83RD PRECINCT POLICE STATION AND STABLE (Designation Report)" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. March 8, 1977. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Anthony W. Robins and Anne B. Covell (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 83rd Precinct Police Station and Stable" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying three photographs