Substation 219

	Substation 219
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Substation 219, March 2009
Location	309 W. 133rd St., New York, New York
Coordinates	40°48′56″N73°56′53″W / 40.81556°N 73.94806°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1932
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	06000023
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2006

Last updated November 14, 2025

Substation 219, also known as the Harlem Substation, is a historic electrical substation located in Harlem, New York, New York. It was constructed by the Independent Subway System in 1932 to provide power to the IND Eighth Avenue Line.^[2] It is a single-story, double-height masonry building in the Art Deco style. It features a low brick parapet topped by a band of limestone coping and a limestone frieze consisting of diamond-shaped limestone pieces and a brick chevron pattern. The main entrance doors are faced in aluminium and incorporate Art Deco-style geometric motifs.^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Harlem IND Substation". Forgotten New York. May 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
↑ Kathleen A. Howe (March 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Substation 219. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Harlem IND Substation". Forgotten New York. May 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

[nrhpinv_ny-3] Kathleen A. Howe (March 2004). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Substation 219. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 13, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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