Substation 401 (Essex Substation)

3034 Fulton Street | Cypress Hills

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1901
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company builds an electrical substation on Fulton Street
In 1901 the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company built Substation 401 to serve the BMT Lexington Avenue Line's extension to Cypress Hills. It stands on Fulton Street's south side, between Essex Street and Shepherd Avenue, beside the BMT Jamaica Line. The building is in the Beaux Arts style.
“It was built in 1901 by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company for the Cypress Hills extension of the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, and is a Beaux Arts style structure.”
Source: Wikipedia
2005
The substation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
After passing from the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company through the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation, the Board of Transportation and the Transit Authority, the substation now belongs to the MTA. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
“It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.”
Source: Wikipedia

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