Ames Academy Building

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]

Ames Academy Building
Ames Academy Building, May 2010
Location611 Latimer Hill Rd., Ames, New York
Coordinates42°50′13″N 74°36′0″W
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1835
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.01001496[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2002

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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