Drum Hill High School

Drum Hill High School
LocationRinggold Street
Peekskill, New York
United States
Coordinates41°17′17″N 73°55′24″W / 41.2880°N 73.9234°W / 41.2880; -73.9234
Area4.3 acres (1.7 ha)
Built1909
ArchitectJoralemon, Edward E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79003797[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 1979

Drum Hill High School, which was readapted for use as Drum Hill Senior Living Community, is a historic school located at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, United States. It was built between 1909 and 1911 and is a three-story, E-shaped, gray buff pressed brick building in the Classical Revival style. It features an elaborate light court. It had an auditorium, science laboratories, a gymnasium, and classrooms capacity for 1,000 students.[2] It remained in use as a school until 1972. It was later developed into a senior living community.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Davis, Barbara; Raftery, Patrick (July 17, 2020). "Drum Hill High School. Clio: your guide to history".
  3. ^ Patricia J. Casler and Austin N. O'Brien (July 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Drum Hill High School. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)