Public School 17 is a historic

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located at City Island in

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. It was designed by architect

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(1860–1945) and built in 1897 in the Neo-Georgian style. A rear addition was built in 1930. It is a two-story, five-bay brick building on a high basement. It features a shallow wooden entrance porch with

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columns. It served as a school until 1975. The City Island Nautical Museum opened in 1976, ''See also:'' and when New York City sold the building to developer Haim Joseph for $500,000 in the 1980s to develop into

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, the museum and a community center received a 99-year rent-free lease, and reopened in 1995 after renovations. It was listed on the

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in 1984. A fire allegedly set by vandals on July 13, 2007, damaged the building's façade.

City Island Nautical Museum

The City Island Nautical Museum is operated by the City Island Historical Society, which aims to preserve the island's nautical heritage. Exhibits include photos and artifacts about life on the island, its residents, the local yacht building companies, schools and local landmarks. The museum is open on weekend afternoons.

References

External links

City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum website
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City Georgian Revival architecture in New York City School buildings completed in 1897 Public elementary schools in the Bronx City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum City Island Historical Society and Nautical Museum Museums in the Bronx {{Bronx-school-stub