Bennett School for Girls (Millbrook)

USA / New York / Millbrook

abandoned / shut down, historical layer / disappeared object

Designed c. 1893 by James E. Ware as Halcyon Hall, Bennett College. On the verge of being demolished, this Queen Anne style former hotel is a beautiful example of architecture. Halcyon Hall was scheduled to be demolished in 2012. It is still standing, but with far more damage, in June, 2016. Signs on a chain-link fence surrounding the ruined building says "Under New Ownership". It will be demolished in 2022.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_College_(New_York)

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Coordinates: 41°46'34"N 73°41'58"W

NYNH&H Maybrook Line (Mostly Abandoned) 41 km
Wallkill Valley Railroad (Mostly Abandoned) 50 km
NYC Harlem Division (Abandoned) 65 km
NYO&W Railway - Kingston Branch (Abandoned) 65 km
NYO&W Railway - Port Jervis Branch (Abandoned) 84 km
NYS&W Middletown Division (Mostly Abandoned) 84 km
NYO&W Railway - Main Line (Abandoned) 94 km
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (Abandoned) 138 km
Lehigh & New England Railroad (Abandoned) 168 km
Rutland Railroad "Island Line" (Abandoned) 361 km

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