New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building
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The New York, Westchester and Boston Railroad Administration Building is a historic office
building and railroad station
located in the Van Nest section of The Bronx, New York, New York
. The building was built in 1912 by the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
. It is built of concrete and has a three story central section flanked by four story projecting end pavilions. The building features a street level loggia
. The building now serves as the station for the 180th Street Station
stop.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
building and railroad station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located in the Van Nest section of The Bronx, New York, New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The building was built in 1912 by the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway Company , known to its riders as "the Westchester" and colloquially as the "Boston-Westchester", operated as an electric commuter railroad in the Bronx and Westchester County, New York from 1912 to 1937...
. It is built of concrete and has a three story central section flanked by four story projecting end pavilions. The building features a street level loggia
Loggia
Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Minoan design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall...
. The building now serves as the station for the 180th Street Station
East 180th Street (IRT White Plains Road Line)
For the previous 180th Street station on the IRT White Plains Road Line, see 180th Street – Bronx Park .East 180th Street is an express station on the IRT White Plains Road Line of the New York City Subway...
stop.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.