Thornton–Donovan School

The Thornton–Donovan School was founded as the New Rochelle School and Kindergarten in in 1901. The first teacher and headmistress was Emily Scott Thornton, a native educated at University College Nottingham.
  • Type: School
  • Description: private school in New Rochelle, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Thornton-Donovan School”
  • Address: 100 Overlook Circle, New Rochelle, NY 10804

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hynes Athletics Center and New Rochelle High School.

Sports venue
The James P. is a 2,578-seat multi-purpose arena in . It was built in 1974 and is home to the Iona University Gaels basketball and volleyball teams. is situated 2,700 feet south of Thornton–Donovan School.

School
, a secondary school in , , is part of the City School District of New Rochelle and is one of the city's two high schools, the other being Huguenot Academy. is situated 3,600 feet west of Thornton–Donovan School.

Railway station
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in . The station has two high-level side platforms, each 10 cars long, serving the outer tracks of the four-track Northeast Corridor. is situated 1¼ miles east of Thornton–Donovan School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beechmont and Bayberry Park.

Hamlet
Photo: ConcertoNo.888, Public domain.
is an upscale residential community located in the northern end of in , . Its boundaries are the Town of Mamaroneck on the east, Iona College, Sunset View Park, and City Park on the south, by Huguenot Park on the west and by Forest Heights, Larchmont Woods, and Bayberry on the north.

Neighborhood
occupies an area of roughly 10.5 square miles in Southern Westchester County, bounded on the south by ; on the west by Pelham Manor, and Eastchester; on the north by Scarsdale; and on the east by Scarsdale, Mamaroneck and Larchmont.

Neighborhood
is a suburban community in , Westchester County, , United States. It is conterminous with ZIP code 10804, encompassing much of the city's 'North End'.

Thornton–Donovan School

Latitude
40.93304° or 40° 55′ 59″ north
Longitude
-73.7821° or 73° 46′ 56″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
87G8W6M9+65
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Swedish—“Thornton–Donovan School” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مدرسة ثورنتون دونوفان”
  • French: “Thornton-Donovan School”
  • Japanese: “ソートン・ドノバンスクール”
  • Swedish: “Thornton-Donovan School”

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