History
Construction for a station at 190th Street began in 1928 by the Board of Transportation as part of a subway expansion. Squire J. Vickers, the chief architect of the Dual System, helped designed the 190th Street Station. He was responsible for most stations on the IND, and being a painter, he did tile work that color and simple. Station construction was completed in 1932 along with 181st Street and service began on September 10, 1932.
On March 30, 2005, the station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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