Hammondsport Union Free School, Hammondsport

Name: Hammondsport Union Free School
Address: Hammondsport, United States

#3 among attractions in Hammondsport

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Hammondsport Union Free School, also known as Hammondsport Academy and Hammondsport High School, is a historic school building located at Hammondsport in Steuben County, New York. It is a three-story stone structure in the Italianate style. The earliest section was built in 1858 as a private secondary school, Hammondsport Academy. It was converted to a public union school in 1875, and was expanded in three additions over the next 38 years. It served as a school until 1935 and has been used for other public functions, including as the original home of the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum from 1962 to 1994, and for many years as the Hammondsport Public Library and municipal offices. ()

Built: 1858 (166 years ago)Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 42°24'33"N, 77°13'21"W

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Hammondsport Union Free School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Finger Lakes Boating Museum, Pleasant Valley Wine Company, Bath Baptist Church.

0.9 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport
23 min walk • The Glenn H. Curtiss Museum is a transportation museum in Hammondsport, New York with a focus on the early aviator Glenn H. Curtiss. The 60,000 square foot facility has a collection of aircraft, vintage motorcycles, automobiles, and aircraft engines.
1.8 miW
42°24'1"N • 77°15'19"W
Finger Lakes Boating Museum, Hammondsport
46 min walk • History museum, Specialty museum, Museum
1.7 miW
Winery, Wine tours
Pleasant Valley Wine Company, Hammondsport
44 min walk • Pleasant Valley Wine Company, also known as Great Western Winery, is a historic winery complex located in the Hamlet of Rheims in the Town of Urbana in Steuben County, New York. The complex consists of nine historic buildings constructed of fieldstone. The five oldest structures...
7.2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Bath Baptist Church, Bath
184 min walk • The First Baptist Society of Bath, also known as Bath Baptist Church, is a historic Baptist church located at Bath, Steuben County, New York. The church was built in 1887–1888, and is a cruciform plan, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone church.
~630 ftNE
42°24'37"N • 77°13'15"W
Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, Hammondsport
4 min walk • Library
7 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
George W. Hallock House, Bath
180 min walk • George W. Hallock House, also known as The Pillars, is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It was built about 1847 in the Greek Revival style.
6.6 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Haverling Farm House, Bath
169 min walk • Haverling Farm House is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It is a 1 ¹⁄₂-story, five-bay frame residence built about 1838. It is a center-hall, Greek Revival-style farmhouse with a gable roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
7.1 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Reuben Robie House, Bath
181 min walk • Reuben Robie House is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It was built by Reuben Robie in 1847 and is a 2-story, center-hall Greek Revival–style brick dwelling.
7 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Potter-Van Camp House, Bath
179 min walk • Potter-Van Camp House is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It was built about 1845–1850 and is a 1 ¹⁄₂-story, Gothic Revival–style frame cottage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
7.4 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Davenport Library, Bath
189 min walk • Davenport Library is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It is a two-story brick structure built about 1830 in the Greek Revival style. The building was altered sometime between 1893 and 1915 after it became a library. It was at this time that Colonial Revival details were added.
6.7 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
McMaster House, Bath
172 min walk • McMaster House is a historic home located at Bath in Steuben County, New York. It is a 1 ¹⁄₂-story, five-bay frame residence built about 1830.

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Nearby attractions include Fred & Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, Hammondsport (4 min walk), Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, Hammondsport (23 min walk).