Kurzhals Building

Built by William Nelson (Peekskill lawyer, Congressman, and friend to Abraham Lincoln), its first use was as a grocery store in 1838. The Peekskill telegraph office was located here in the 1860s. A small stage, built on the 3rd floor in 1870, was identified as “Dramatic Hall.” The street level retail store, known as Durrin Brothers, provided hardware supplies starting about 1880. This business became Kurzhals Brothers Hardware in 1920. There is event space on the upper floor, replete with small stage and spectacular and sweeping ironwork railings.