Dyckman-Hillside Substation

The Dyckman-Hillside Substation, also known as Substation 17, is a historic electrical substation located at 127-129 Hillside Avenue between Sickles Street and Nagle Avenue, near the Dyckman Street station of the New York City Subway's IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line, in Inwood, Manhattan, New York City. It was one of eight substations constructed by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company in 1904–05.

Dyckman-Hillside Substation (Substation 17)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(2014)
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Location	127-129 Hillside Avenue Inwood, Manhattan, New York City 10040
Coordinates	40°51′36″N 73°55′37″W
Built	1904-05
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	06000025[1]
Added to NRHP	February 9, 2006

The substation is a two-story, freestanding masonry building in the Beaux-Arts style. It features a hipped roof, tower-like projections, scrolled wrought iron brackets, and terra cotta decorative details.^[2]

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

References

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Kathleen A. Howe (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Substation 17". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 19, 2011. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".

External links

• Media related to Dyckman-Hillside Substation (Substation 17) at Wikimedia Commons