P.S. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School, formally known as Brooklyn Hills School, is a historic school building in Richmond Hill, Queens, New York. It was designed by architect C. B. J. Snyder (1860–1945) and built in 1898. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure in the Romanesque style. It has a prominent, off-center tower with belfry. It features a slate roof and decorative stucco frieze. The school has a fortress-like appearance, including prominent round arches highlighting window openings, and a distinctive six-story tower.[2] The building was restored in 2001 and remains in use as a New York City Public School.[3]

P.S. 66 is also a relic from the time when Richmond Hill was a farming community, and was transitioning into an urban residential neighborhood.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1] In 2008, Caroline Kennedy petitioned the New York City Council to make P.S. 66 into a New York City designated landmark.[5] It was listed as a New York City landmark in 2010.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Kathy Howe (March 2003). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Public School 66. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ^ a b "Public School 66" (PDF). nyc.gov. Landmarks Preservation Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ^ Hirshon, Nicolas (December 19, 2008). "Save Jackie's School". Daily News.
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