East Otto Union School is a historic

school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...

building located at East Otto in

Cattaraugus County, New York Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...

. 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 The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

style frame building that features a distinctive

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. Since 1972, the structure has served as

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for the town of

East Otto, New York East Otto is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 977 at the 2020 census. The town, along with neighboring Otto, is named after an agent of the Holland Land Company, Jacob Otto. The town of East Otto is on ...

. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2004.

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Historical marker/historic landmark for East Otto Union School in East Otto, NY
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Colonial Revival architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1920 Schools in Cattaraugus County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Cattaraugus County, New York 1920 establishments in New York (state) {{CattaraugusCountyNY-NRHP-stub