15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND)
National Register of Historic Places

15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND)

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Listed
July 26, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000748

About this property

The 15th Street–Prospect Park station is a local station on the IND Culver Line of the New York City Subway. Located at 15th Street east of Prospect Park West in the Windsor Terrace and Park Slope neighborhoods in Brooklyn, it is served by the F and G trains at all times. The <F> train skips this station when it operates. This underground station, opened on October 7, 1933, has two tracks and one island platform. The Culver Line's express tracks run via a separate routing underneath Prospect Park and are not visible from the platforms.

Location

15th St./Prospect Park W and SW
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
40.66025, -73.97989

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 05000748. It was listed on July 26, 2005.

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTUREENGINEERINGCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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Questions about this property

When was 15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) listed on the National Register?

15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 2005.

What type of historic resource is 15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND)?

15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND)?

The period of significance for 15th Street-Prospect Park Subway Station (IND) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1933.

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