Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop

Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop

From Avenue X station
Location SW corner of Avenue X and Shell Rd., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°35′23″N 73°58′31″W / 40.58972°N 73.97528°W / 40.58972; -73.97528Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 73°58′31″W / 40.58972°N 73.97528°W / 40.58972; -73.97528
Area less than one acre
Built 1927
MPS New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP Reference # 06000016[1]
Added to NRHP February 9, 2006

Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop is a historic motor repair shop for subway trains located at the Coney Island Complex in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1925 and 1927 and is a simple two story, box shaped brick clad building lit by multiple banks of large, multi-paned windows and a massive sawtooth skylight.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Kathleen A. Howe (March 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Coney Island Yard Electric Motor Repair Shop". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying seven photos".


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