52nd Police Precinct Station House and Stable
Why it's listed
Standing on Webster Avenue beside Mosholu Parkway in the north Bronx, this police station house and its former stable were built in 1904-06 to serve the Norwood and Bedford Park neighborhoods. The architects, brothers Charles and Arthur Stoughton, gave the three-story red brick building the look of a Tuscan villa, with a central clock tower, polychrome terra-cotta clock faces, diaper-patterned brickwork, round-arched ground-floor windows with cobalt-blue tile spandrels, and deep green wooden brackets under overhanging eaves. The stable behind it repeats the same bandcourse, brickwork and roof. The design was meant to suit what was then a quasi-rural setting, and the silhouette remains visible from the New York Botanical Garden and the parkway. It was commissioned as the Bronx grew rapidly after consolidation with New York City in 1898, creating demand for more police protection. The building continues to serve the city's police department and is regarded as a prominent local landmark.
Significance in brief: The complex is presented as a prominent landmark and a handsome example of its period and style, using the romantic elements of neo-Italian Renaissance design, including a clock tower, asymmetrical massing and overhanging eaves. It suited the quasi-rural setting beside the Botanical Garden and Mosholu Parkway. It also answered the need for expanded police protection after the Bronx's rapid population growth following consolidation in 1898.
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 82001091, listed October 29, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 3016 Webster Ave., New York |
|---|---|
| County | The Bronx |
| Listed | October 29, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001091 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1904-06 |
| Architect / builder | Stoughton & Stoughton |
| Architectural style | Neo-Italian Renaissance (picturesque Tuscan villa type) |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as excellent and altered; still occupied and in use by the New York City Police Department. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.86921, -73.87914 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001091.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4640271
- This listing as JSON
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