240 Centre Street Explained

Former New York City
Police Headquarters Building
Location:240 Centre St.
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates:40.72°N -73.9981°W
Built:1905–1909
Map Label:240 Centre Street
Architect:Hoppin & Koen
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Edwardian Baroque
Renaissance Revival
Added:March 28, 1980
Refnum:80002690
Designated Other2 Name:New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:September 26, 1978
Designated Other2 Abbr:NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Number:0999
Designated Other2 Color:
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240 Centre Street, formerly the New York City Police Headquarters, is a building between Broome and Grand streets in the Little Italy neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.

History

It was built in 1905–1909, and was designed by the firm of Hoppin & Koen. 240 Centre housed the headquarters of the New York City Police Department from 1909 to 1973, and was converted into a luxury co-op building in 1988 by the firm of Ehrenkranz Group & Eckstut. It is now known as the Police Building Apartments.[1] [2] [3] [4]

240 Centre Street replaced an older building nearby on Mulberry Street, where Theodore Roosevelt had served as New York City Police Commissioner.[5] Following the 1898 consolidation of the five boroughs into the City of Greater New York, the police department also expanded and needed a new headquarters building.

The Police Building was designated a New York City landmark in 1978, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Notes and References

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  3. Cusack, Andrew. "The Old Police Building"
  4. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . April 4, 2019 . . Searchable database . April 1, 2016 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Former Police Headquarters Building . April 1, 2016 . Virginia Kurshan . Joan R. Olshansky . Elizabeth Spencer-Ralph . PDF . August 1979 . and Accompanying photographs
  5. Riis, Jacob A. The Making of an American. 1901.