Ames Academy Building

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Ames Academy Building
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Location611 Latimer Hill Rd., Ames, New York
Coordinates 42°50′13″N74°36′0″W / 42.83694°N 74.60000°W / 42.83694; -74.60000 Coordinates: 42°50′13″N74°36′0″W / 42.83694°N 74.60000°W / 42.83694; -74.60000
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 01001496 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ames Academy Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying three photographs