The Peekskill Depot
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The Peekskill Depot
Peekskill, New York
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The Peekskill Depot, located along the Hudson River waterfront, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot location was first established in circa 1849 as a station stop of the Hudson River Railroad. One of four remaining freight depots in Westchester County, the Peekskill building is the only one that is built of brick - the other three in Tarrytown, Ossining, and Croton North are all of wood frame construction. The station is most noted for its reputed association with Abraham Lincoln and, at times is referred to locally as the “Lincoln Depot.”
JHPA, Inc. prepared an existing conditions survey and report which included investigative probes, exterior paint finishes analysis, historic archeology testing, and included a historical investigation using various archive locations. Prior to the commencement of the survey, the Depot had been transformed into a manufacturing facility. The purpose of the initial survey and report was to determine the level of extant historical fabric on, and in, the building and assess the existing condition of the remaining building fabric in order to inform the restoration design of the Depot, restored by the City of Peekskill as an historical interpretive facility. Subsequent to the report, JHPArchitects PC prepared construction documents for the exterior restoration of the Depot for the Planning Department of the City of Peekskill using funding from the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Initiative Grant.