Lincoln School is a historic

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building located at Hornell,

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. It was built in 1923–1924, and is a three-story,

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style dark brick building. It has a flat roof and brick and

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trim. Attached to the main block is a two-story addition containing a combined

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nasium and

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. It served as a neighborhood elementary school until 1979 and as an office building until 2012. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2015.

References

School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1924 Schools in Steuben County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Steuben County, New York Hornell, New York 1924 establishments in New York (state) {{SteubenCountyNY-NRHP-stub