Drum Hill High School, which was readapted for use as Drum Hill Senior Living Community, is a historic

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located at

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, United States. It was built between 1909 and 1911 and is a three-story, "E"-shaped, gray buff pressed brick building in the

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style. It features an elaborate

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. It remained in use as a school until 1972. It was later developed into a senior living community. ''See also:'' It was added to the

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in 1979.

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External links

Drum Hill Senior Living Community website
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1909 Schools in Westchester County, New York Buildings and structures in Peekskill, New York National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York 1909 establishments in New York (state) {{WestchesterCountyNY-NRHP-stub