Battery Park Control House
Battery Park Control House is a railway station in Manhattan, New York. Battery Park Control House is situated nearby to the metro station Bowling Green station, as well as near the library National Archives of New York City.Photo: Dschwen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: building in Manhattan, New York, United States
- Also known as: “Bowling Green headhouse” and “Bowling Green IRT Control House”
- Address: New York, NY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Battery and Bowling Green.
The Battery
Park
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Battery, formerly known as Battery Park, is a 25-acre public park located at the southern tip of Manhattan Island in New York City facing New York Harbor.
Bowling Green
Park
Bowling Green is a small historic public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, at the southern end of Broadway. Built in the 18th century next to the site of the original Dutch fort of New Amsterdam, it served as a public gathering place and under the British was designated as a park in 1733.
George Gustav Heye Center
Museum
Photo: ajay suresh, CC BY 2.0.
The National Museum of the American Indian–New York, the George Gustav Heye Center, is a branch of the National Museum of the American Indian at the Alexander Hamilton U.S.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Battery Park City.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Battery Park City
Neighborhood
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Battery Park City is a neighborhood and planned community at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is situated along the Hudson River waterfront, and separated the Financial District and Tribeca by the West Side Highway.
Downtown Manhattan
Quarter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.
Battery Park Control House
- Categories: station building, building, and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.7041° or 40° 42′ 15″ northLongitude
-74.01452° or 74° 0′ 52″ westHeight
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
87G7PX3P+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 278053543OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q8244955
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In Other Languages
“Battery Park Control House” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Battery Park Control House”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowling Green station and National Archives of New York City.
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