Saint Basil Academy (Garrison, New York)
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Main building
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79 Saint Basil Road Garrison, NY 10524 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°23′51″N 73°56′13″W / 41.39750°N 73.93694°WCoordinates: 41°23′51″N 73°56′13″W / 41.39750°N 73.93694°W |
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| Funding type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Greek Orthodox |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founder | Archbishop Athenagoras (Spyrou) |
| Oversight | Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America |
| Campus | Rural |
| Campus size | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| NRHP reference number | 82001239 |
| Listed | 1982 |
| MPS | Hudson Highlands MRA |
| Website | Welcome to Saint Basil Academy |
Saint Basil Academy is a residential school for at-risk students run by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in Garrison, New York, United States. It is located at Eagle's Rest, previously the estate of Jacob Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees in the early 20th century, between NY 9D and the Hudson River.
During Ruppert's lifetime many Yankees players, including Babe Ruth, were frequent visitors. After his death, the estate remained vacant until 1944, when Archbishop Athenagoras acquired the property for the church and founded the school. In 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in recognition of both Ruppert's historical importance and its well-preserved early Twentieth-century architecture.
The property was part of a large tract granted to local landowner Philip Philipse in 1686 by the British Crown. His son Frederick left to his daughter Mary Gouverneur in 1829, and she ultimately divided it three ways, taking the northern third and naming it Eagles' Rest. That portion was eventually sold to Louis Fitzgerald, a local businessman who served as an officer in the Union Army during the Civil War.
His three daughters in turn sold the estate to Ruppert, who had made a fortune in his family's brewing business, served in Congress and bought the Yankees, 11 years later, in 1919. He commenced major building on the property in the early 1920s, tearing down the original mansion for the current Tudorbethan structure, which was finished in 1928.
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