National Register of Historic Places

52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable

New York, Bronx County, New York

Listed

October 29, 1982

Type

Building

Period

Industrial

Ref No.

82001091

About this property

52nd Police Precinct Station is a historic police station located in the Norwood section of the Bronx, New York City. It was built 1904–1906 and is a three-story, red brick structure approximately 50 feet by 80 feet in size. It is in the style of a Tuscan villa. It features a 21-foot square clock tower with large polychrome terracotta clock faces on three sides. Originally known as the 41st precinct, it was redesignated as the 52nd in the 1929 city-wide precinct renumbering. The station was built in response to an increasing need for police protection after the area was annexed to New York City in 1898 and the population began to increase. In 1921, the NYPD estimated the value of the building to be $125,000 (equivalent to $1,700,000 in 2024), and the 90-by-170-foot (27 m × 52 m) lot to be $15,000 (equivalent to $210,000 in 2024). It was designated a New York City Landmark in 1974 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The architects were Stoughton & Stoughton of Mount Vernon, New York.

Location

3016 Webster Ave.

New York, Bronx County, New York

40.86921, -73.87914

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When was 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable listed on the National Register?

52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1982.

What type of historic resource is 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable?

52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for 52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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