Villa Loretto

Villa Loretto
Location Crompond Rd., Peekskill, New York
Coordinates 41°17′25″N 73°54′13″W / 41.29028°N 73.90361°W / 41.29028; -73.90361Coordinates: 41°17′25″N 73°54′13″W / 41.29028°N 73.90361°W / 41.29028; -73.90361
Area 18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built 1928
Architect Murphy, Frank J.
NRHP Reference #

88000148

[1]
Added to NRHP April 27, 1989

Villa Loretto is a historic institutional building located at Peekskill, Westchester County, New York. It was built in 1928 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for the housing and treatment of young delinquent women. It is a three to four story, "H" shaped brick building containing more than 175,000 square feet. The facility closed in June 1975.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Neil Larson (December 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Villa Loretto". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-01-01. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".


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