Ames Academy Building
Ames Academy Building | |
Ames Academy Building, May 2010 | |
| Location | 611 Latimer Hill Rd., Ames, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′13″N 74°36′0″W / 42.83694°N 74.60000°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | 1835 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001496[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 2002 |
Ames Academy Building is a historic school building located at Ames, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1835 and is a two-story, rectangular, gable roofed, stone masonry building five bays long and two bays wide. The walls are constructed of cut limestone blocks. The Ames Academy received a charter from the New York State Board of Regents on February 5, 1839. It was used as a school until 1959. Since 1987 it has housed a local history museum.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ames Academy Building" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying three photographs