Concourse Yard Entry Buildings
Why it's listed
Two matching Art Deco entry buildings face West 205th Street in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx. Completed in 1933 by the Independent Subway as the gateway to the Concourse Yard, they stand side by side along Jerome Avenue and are linked by an iron bridge. Each is three stories tall, though only the top story shows from the street. The brick and limestone facades have three bays, limestone columns, a herringbone brick pattern, a carved chevron doorway surround, a plaque reading "City of New York Concourse Yard Entry Building," and wrought-iron window grilles. The yard behind them has 36 storage tracks serving the B, D and 4 lines. It is the only IND-era yard built in a depressed cut. The entry buildings are listed for their roles in transportation and community planning and for their engineering and architectural design, and they retain a high degree of integrity. Today the yard is reached through a different connection, and the doors are boarded shut.
Significance in brief: The buildings are significant under Criterion A for transportation and community planning and development, and under Criterion C for engineering and architectural design. They were built with the Concourse Yard, one of four IND-era yards and the only one built in a depressed cut. They retain a high degree of integrity and are significant at the local level.
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 06000014, listed February 9, 2006. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | W. 205th St., bet. Jerome and Paul Aves., Bronx |
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| County | The Bronx |
| Listed | February 9, 2006 |
| Reference number | 06000014 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architect / builder | Ridgeway, Robert (Engineer) |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement/Art Deco |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Transportation, Architecture, Engineering, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The street-facing entry buildings are no longer used as entrances; the doors are boarded shut, the west building is used for materials storage, and a ground-level addition to the east building serves as crew quarters. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.87615, -73.88876 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary: it recognises significance and does not restrict what a private owner may do without federal money or permits. It unlocks the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit for income-producing buildings, state credits in many states, and Section 106 review when federal agencies are involved. See what listing means in practice.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 06000014.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q137189872
- This listing as JSON
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