City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

For the IRT Lexington Avenue Line station currently known as City Hall, see Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line). For the BMT Broadway Line station, see City Hall station (BMT Broadway Line).

 City Hall
 
Former New York City Subway station
The station as seen from the front of the platform during a tour in 2018
Station platform in 2018
Station statistics
AddressPark Row & City Hall Park
New York, NY 10007[1]: 1 
BoroughManhattan
LocaleCivic Center
DivisionA (IRT)[2]
Line   IRT Lexington Avenue Line
ServicesNone (abandoned)
StructureUnderground
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1 balloon loop
Other information
OpenedOctober 27, 1904; 120 years ago (1904-10-27)[3]
ClosedDecember 31, 1945; 78 years ago (1945-12-31)[4]
Former/other namesCity Hall Loop[5]
Station succession
Next northBrooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Next south(Terminal)
Track layout

Legend
to 14th Street
to Canal Street
Brooklyn Bridge
City Hall
storage tracks
to Fulton Street
City Hall Subway Station (IRT)
LocationNew York City, New York
Coordinates40°42′45″N 74°00′24″W / 40.7126°N 74.0067°W / 40.7126; -74.0067
Built1904
ArchitectHeins & LaFarge
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
MPSNew York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.04001010[1]
NYCL No.1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 2004
Designated NYCLOctober 23, 1979[6]

The City Hall station, also known as City Hall Loop station, is a closed station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located under City Hall Park, next to New York City Hall, in the Civic Center neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The station was constructed for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) as the southern terminal of the city's first subway line, which was approved in 1900. Construction of the segment of the line that includes the City Hall station started on September 12 of the same year. The station opened on October 27, 1904, as one of the original 28 stations of the New York City Subway. As ridership grew, it was deemed infeasible to lengthen the original platform to accommodate ten-car trains. The station was closed on December 31, 1945, because of its proximity to the Brooklyn Bridge station.

The City Hall station, with its single track and curved side platform, was the showpiece of the original IRT subway. The single platform and mezzanine feature Guastavino tile, skylights, colored glass tilework, and brass chandeliers. The Rafael Guastavino-designed station is unique in the system for the usage of Romanesque Revival architecture. The tunnel passing through the City Hall station is still used as a turning loop for the 6 and <6>​ trains and can be seen from passing trains. The station is a New York City designated landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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  2. ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
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