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The Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the unique history of this community. Our goal is to share that story in order to build pride in our village and ensure a legacy for future generations.

 

Cadets at Dr. Holbrook’s Military Academy ca. 1890

The academy was once located at the end of what’s now Argyle Place, Briarcliff Manor.

Dr. Holbrook's Military Academy was a military academy and boarding school for boys. It was located in the town of Ossining and overlooked the Hudson River. After the 1906 annexation of Scarborough by the village of Briarcliff Manor, Holbrook's became part of Briarcliff Manor.

The school was founded in 1864 as Mr. Tracy's School. In 1866, after David A. Holbrook purchased the school, it became known as Dr. Holbrook's Military School. After Holbrook's death in December 1898, his sons Dudley and Henry ran the school. In 1899 their brother Dwight joined them and together they ran the school until its closure in 1915 as Holbrook's Preparatory School for Boys. At its close the school had 80 students.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are now considering our schedule of presentations for 2025. If there are any topics that you would particularly like to see us cover, please let us know. Please leave a comment on this post, drop by, give us a call at 914.941.4393, or send us an email at mail@briarcliffhistory.org with your ideas/suggestions. We’ll do our best to incorporate them into our schedule.

We’ve now completed the first two presentations: Lost Briarcliff Manor given by Howard Dale, BMSHS on February 7th and Building the New Croton Dam given by Croton Village Historian, Marc Cheshire on March 30th.

We have now scheduled two further presentations for April and May. See below for details.

 
 

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