{"nrhp_refnum":"05000673","name":"4th Avenue Station (IND)","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Bet. 3rd and 4th Aves., and 10th and 11th Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brooklyn","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.670246716000065,"lon":-73.98955461099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture","Engineering","Community Planning and Development","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"An elevated four-track subway station in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn, completed in 1933 as part of the Independent (IND) subway system. It spans 4th Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets with brick and limestone control towers at each end.","why_significant":"The station is significant for transportation, community planning and development, and social history, and for engineering and architectural design. It is one of only two elevated IND stations and is described as unlike any of the roughly 100 stations built in the IND era. Its Art Deco steel arch and towers are called highly unusual for a station.","narrative":"Rising above 4th Avenue in Brooklyn, this elevated subway station was completed in 1933 for the Independent (IND) subway system. A steel arch of riveted plates spans the avenue and is anchored at each end by monumental buff brick and limestone control towers decorated with stepped setbacks, chevron patterns and original pencil-shaped \"SUBWAY\" signs. Inside, the mezzanine and control areas are lined with light yellow glazed tile with green bands, and the corners are rounded for a streamlined look. The station has four tracks, two local and two express, and is one of only two elevated stations in the IND system. Of roughly 100 stations built in that era, it is described as unlike any other. Its Art Deco design is noted as unusual for a station but similar to city substations of the period. It was recognized for its role in transportation, community development and social history, and for its engineering and design, despite painted windows and years of deterioration.","period_of_significance":"1932-1933","architect_builder":"Thompson-Leopold-Fredburn Engineering Company; Aaron Raisman (Division Engineer); Robert Ridgeway (Chief Engineer)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Art Deco","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The western control tower is open to the public while the eastern tower is closed. Window glass is painted or boarded, some cladding is missing, and the station shows deterioration, though it retains a relatively high degree of integrity.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.31052-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000673.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000673/49626a297b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000673/49626a297b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Harrison Leong","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4_Av-_9_St-_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Harrison Leong</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4_Av-_9_St-_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313329","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Avenue/Ninth_Street_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2135426"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/4th-avenue-station-ind-05000673/"}