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88th Precinct Stationhouse Gets Landmarked

By Janet Upadhye | January 15, 2014 5:11pm
 The 88th Precinct building is a "Romanesque Revival style building designed by the architect who worked for the Brooklyn Police Department around 1898 and designed many of their buildings," according to the Society for Clinton Hill.
The 88th Precinct building is a "Romanesque Revival style building designed by the architect who worked for the Brooklyn Police Department around 1898 and designed many of their buildings," according to the Society for Clinton Hill.
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CLINTON HILL — The Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to designate the 88th Precinct stationhouse an official New York City landmark.

The commission called the fortress-like building "one of the finest in the borough" at a public hearing Tuesday morning, NY1 reported.

The Romanesque Revival style building was built in 1898 by architect George Ingram and has served as a police station for nearly 125 years. The structure is well preserved and boasts a five-story turret and cone-shaped roof, according to the Society for Clinton Hill.

Advocates — including members of the Society for Clinton Hill — have been pushing for the red pressed-brick building at 298 Classon Ave., near DeKalb Avenue, to be landmarked since 2006.