{"nrhp_refnum":"05000749","name":"Ocean Parkway Station (Dual System BRT)","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Located above the jct. of Brighton Beach Ave. and Ocean Pkwy","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brooklyn","county":"Brooklyn","state":"NY","lat":40.57637166600006,"lon":-73.96851965699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2005-07-29","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, express-stop subway station above Brighton Beach Avenue at Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York, opened in 1917 as part of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company's Dual System (Contract 4, Brighton Line).","why_significant":"The station is significant for transportation, community planning and development, and social history as part of the Dual Contracts subway expansion, and for engineering and architectural design as a good example of an elevated station built at a parkway crossing of ornamental concrete. It was designed by Dual System chief architect Squire J. Vickers, and its expansion opened Brighton Beach to large-scale residential development.","narrative":"Ocean Parkway Station is an elevated subway station in Brooklyn, spanning Ocean Parkway above Brighton Beach Avenue. It opened in 1917 as part of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company's Dual System, on the Brighton Line. The 620-foot structure rests on a groin-vaulted concrete viaduct, with steel framing encased in molded concrete and bands of blue and green ceramic tile with yellow accents. Two island platforms sit under steel canopies, and mezzanines at each end are reached by canopied stairs. Squire J. Vickers designed the station, and Alfred Craven served as chief engineer of the Dual Contracts expansion. The station is considered a good example of elevated stations built at parkway crossings from ornamental concrete, an adaptation of a Roman viaduct form in a park-like setting. It also reflects how the Brighton Line's expansion opened Brighton Beach to residential growth, including settlement by immigrant families from Manhattan's Lower East Side. The exterior remains largely intact despite later alterations.","period_of_significance":"1917","architect_builder":"Craven, Alfred (engineer); Vickers, Squire J. (architect)","architectural_style":"Other: Arts & Crafts","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in transportation use; both mezzanines were renovated in the mid-1990s, and the interiors are described as mostly as built and in good condition, with aging concrete and water penetration visible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.594988-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05000749.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000749/8d2649cccd-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05000749/8d2649cccd-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"Rayvon Owens","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Q-OceanPlat.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Rayvon Owens</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Q-OceanPlat.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75313337","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Parkway_station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2460511"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/brooklyn/ocean-parkway-station-dual-system-brt-05000749/"}