East Otto Union School

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East Otto Union School
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Location9014 East Otto--Springville Rd., East Otto, New York
Coordinates 42°23′28″N78°45′17″W / 42.3911°N 78.7546°W / 42.3911; -78.7546
Built1920
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 04000993 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 2004

East Otto Union School is a historic school building located at East Otto in Cattaraugus County, New York. It was built in 1920, and functioned as a local high school from 1921 to the 1950s, after which the school was merged into the Cattaraugus Central School (now Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School) 12 miles to the southwest. It is a Colonial Revival style frame building that features a distinctive cupola. Since 1972, the structure has served as town hall for the town of East Otto, New York. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [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. Virginia L. Bartos (February 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: East Otto Union School". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying four photos".