Tuckahoe High School is a historic
high school
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located in
Eastchester,
Westchester County, New York
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. It was built in 1930–1931, and is a three-story brick building with Aztec-inspired cast stone trim in the
Art Deco
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style. The front facade is composed of a three-story, nine bay central pavilion, deeply recessed two-story, five bay connecting wings, and projecting, identical, two-story, five bay end pavilions.
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 2010.
Notable alumni
*David Osit
David Osit (born May 6, 1987) is an American documentary filmmaker, editor and composer. His documentaries include ''Mayor'' and ''Thank You for Playing''.
Life and career
Osit was raised in the suburbs of New York City in Tuckahoe (village), ...
, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, class of 2005
See also
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References
External links
Tuckahoe High School website
Eastchester, New York
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Art Deco architecture in New York (state)
School buildings completed in 1931
Public high schools in Westchester County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Westchester County, New York
Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York
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