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Peekskill: 1855 Italianate commercial building, recently restored, is one of only two hotels remaining from industrial era. Now home to its economic-development department 12: US Post Office-Peekskill: US Post Office-Peekskill: May 11, 1989 : 738 South St.
The Peekskill Downtown Historic District is a historic district located in the downtown section of Peekskill in the U.S. state of New York.It includes the 40 acres (160,000 m 2) along Main, Division, South, Park, Bank, Brown, First and Esther streets, and Central and Union avenues, near where those streets intersect.
Richard E. Jackson, a former Peekskill mayor, was the first African-American mayor in New York State. [39] Tre Johnson, a former NFL lineman, graduated from Peekskill High School, and had a nine-year NFL career highlighted by his selection to the 2000 Pro Bowl with the Washington Redskins. Malcolm Koonce, NFL Defensive End for the Los Vegas Raiders
The Civil War came to his home on July 28, 1864, during the McCook-Stoneman Raid. Judge Dorsey was hidden for fear of capture by the Union soldiers. Then the next incursion to his property was on August 20, 1864, during the Kilpatrick Raid to Lovejoy Station. The fighting began at Lovejoy and spread across Judge Dorsey's land on into Henry County.
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St. Peter's Episcopal Church of Peekskill, New York, United States, is located on the north edge of the city's downtown.It is a three-building complex of stone Late Gothic Revival buildings on a half-acre (2,000 m²) dating to the late 19th century and added onto at successive later dates.
Dorsey was born in Philadelphia on October 23, 1837, into a prosperous family headed by his father Thomas J. Dorsey, a noted caterer and part of the Black elite. Thomas escaped slavery from a plantation in Maryland in the 1830s and made his way to Philadelphia with his brothers, including Basil Dorsey.
The Peekskill Freight Depot, sometimes called the Lincoln Depot, is located at 41 South Water Street in Peekskill, New York. It is a brick building erected in the late 19th century. Abraham Lincoln gave a speech at this site during his train ride to Washington after being elected, his only public appearance in Westchester County.