45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT)
National Register of Historic Places

45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT)

Queens, Queens County, New York
Listed
March 29, 2005
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000229

About this property

The Court Square–23rd Street station is a New York City Subway station complex on the IND Crosstown Line, the IRT Flushing Line and the IND Queens Boulevard Line. The complex is located in the vicinity of One Court Square in Hunters Point and Long Island City, Queens. It is served by the 7, E, and G trains at all times (the latter of which terminates here); the F train on weekdays; and the <7> express train in the peak direction, and the <F> train in the reverse peak direction, during rush hours. The complex comprises three originally separate stations, formerly known as the 23rd Street–Ely Avenue station (Queens Boulevard Line), Long Island City–Court Square station (Crosstown Line), and 45th Road–Court House Square station (Flushing Line). The Flushing Line station was the first to open, in 1916.

Location

Queens, Queens County, New York
40.74642, -73.94552

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 05000229. It was listed on March 29, 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 45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) listed on the National Register?

45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2005.

What type of historic resource is 45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT)?

45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for 45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT)?

The period of significance for 45th Road-Court House Square Station (Dual System IRT) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1916.

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