{"nrhp_refnum":"05000679","name":"Woodlawan Station (Dual System IRT)","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Jct. of Bainbridge Ave. and Jerome Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bronx","county":"The Bronx","state":"NY","lat":40.88605437500007,"lon":-73.87874060299998,"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":"Woodlawn Station is an elevated two-track subway station on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, New York, built between 1914 and 1917 as part of Contract 3 of the Dual System IRT. It is the northern terminus of the Jerome Avenue Line.","why_significant":"The station is significant under Criterion A for transportation, community planning and development, and social history, because the Jerome Avenue line opened the area to dense residential settlement. Under Criterion C it is significant for engineering and architecture as an Arts and Crafts-style elevated station using ornamental concrete, designed by Squire J. Vickers. It retains a relatively high degree of integrity.","narrative":"Woodlawn Station is an elevated subway station spanning Jerome Avenue in the Bronx, built between 1914 and 1917 for Contract 3 of the Dual System IRT. It has two tracks, side and island platforms, and a steel frame clad in smooth ornamental concrete decorated with Arts and Crafts inlaid tiles. A headhouse with two stair towers at the north end leads to a mezzanine below the tracks, which is supported by three steel arches over the avenue. Mezzanine walls are glazed cream brick topped with a mosaic frieze. The station was designed by Squire J. Vickers, the system's design architect, with Alfred Craven as chief engineer. It is significant for its transportation role, since the Jerome Avenue extension, opened in 1917, helped make the western Bronx a densely settled commuter area. It is also valued for its engineering and architectural design, and it retains much of its original character.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"Vickers, Squire J., Architect; Cooperstock, J., Design Engineer; Craven, Alfred, Chief Engineer","architectural_style":"Late 19th & 20th Century American Movements; Other: Arts and Crafts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"The headhouse was undergoing a major renovation at the time of the survey, with a second-story steel frame in place, and some stairways and areas were closed for construction. Only the island platform was open to the public.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.787978-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000679.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000679/e2a372e125-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000679/e2a372e125-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodlawn_4_IRT_stair_jeh.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Woodlawn_4_IRT_stair_jeh.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312118","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlawn_station_(IRT_Jerome_Avenue_Line)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2612161"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/the-bronx/woodlawan-station-dual-system-irt-05000679/"}