About Preston High School
Preston High School is an all-girls Roman Catholic college-prep school in the Throggs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx, founded in 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion. Its original building is the 19th-century waterfront mansion of railroad magnate Collis P. Huntington. Slated to close in 2025, it was saved by an April 2025 Bally's Foundation deal.
Quick facts
- Founded 1947 by the Sisters of the Divine Compassion; all-girls, Throggs Neck
- Housed in the 19th-century Collis P. Huntington waterfront mansion
- Saved from a 2025 closure: Bally's Foundation bought the property ($8.5M) and leases it for $1/year for 25 years
- Deal brokered by NY Attorney General Letitia James (April 2025)
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