City Hall station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)

City Hall
City Hall
Former New York City Subway station
	Station platform in 2018
Station statistics
Address	Park Row & City Hall Park; New York, NY 10007
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Civic Center
Division	A (IRT)
Line	IRT Lexington Avenue Line
Services	None (abandoned)
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1 balloon loop
Other information
Opened	October 27, 1904
Closed	December 31, 1945
Former/other names	City Hall Loop
Station succession
Next north	Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall
Next south	(Terminal)
Track layout
	Legend
	City Hall Subway Station (IRT)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New York City Landmark No. 1096
Location	New York City, New York
Coordinates	40°42′45″N 74°00′24″W / 40.7126°N 74.0067°W
Built	1904
Architect	Heins & LaFarge
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	New York City Subway System MPS
NRHP reference No.	04001010
NYCL No.	1096
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 17, 2004
Designated NYCL	October 23, 1979

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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