48th Police Precinct Station
Why it's listed
Built as a police station in the East Tremont section of the Bronx, this three-story building at 1925 Bathgate Avenue was designed in 1900 by the firm of Horgan & Slattery and completed in 1901. Its yellow brick walls carry stone trim and Italian Renaissance Revival details, and the facade follows the three-part layout of a Renaissance palace, with string courses dividing each level. The seven-bay front has round-arched openings in rusticated stone on the first floor, alternating triangular and segmental window lintels on the second, and a cast-iron cornice with dentils, modillions and mascarons. The structure is masonry with steel beams and concrete floors. Begun for the 37th Precinct, it became home to the 49th and was later the 48th, serving as a station until the early 1970s. The building has since stood empty and sealed, with a vandalized interior and fire damage to the roof. It was listed as an excellent example of municipal architecture from the turn of the twentieth century.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the building is an excellent example of turn-of-the-century Italian Renaissance Revival municipal architecture. It survives as a prominent architectural landmark in East Tremont and is the work of Horgan & Slattery, a firm specializing in public and commercial buildings.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83001639, listed May 6, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1925 Bathgate Ave., New York |
|---|---|
| County | The Bronx |
| Listed | May 6, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83001639 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1900- |
| Architect / builder | Horgan (Arthur J.) & Slattery (Vincent J.) |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Unoccupied, vacant since the early 1970s and sealed since about 1975; the interior is vandalized and stripped, and fires have damaged the roof. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.84714, -73.89743 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For an income-producing building, listing (individually or as a contributing building in a district) is the gateway to the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit on qualified rehabilitation costs, often stackable with state credits. Work claiming the credit must follow the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and be approved in advance.
Listing does not restrict a private owner acting without federal money or permits; where federal funding or licensing is involved, Section 106 review applies.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83001639.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4638701
- This listing as JSON
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