Montour Falls Union Grammar School is a historic

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building located at

Montour Falls Montour Falls is a village located in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,714 at the time of the 2020 census. A waterfall at the end of West Main Street gives the village its name. The name "Montour" is derived from Q ...

Schuyler County, New York Schuyler County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,898, making it the second-least populous county in New York. The county seat is the village of Watkins Glen. The name is in honor of Gene ...

. It was built in 1929, and is a two-story, "T"-shaped,

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style steel frame and brick building over a full basement. It features a Collegiate Gothic Tudor-arched opening flanked by buttresses and a stepped

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. The school was closed in 1965, and has been rehabilitated into apartments and a day care. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> In 1965, the property was subsequently taken over by the County and has been known as the Rural Urban Center, housing County offices until 2008. It has been lovingly restored to include eight residential units and professional spaces. Nevertheless, it was listed on the

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in 2015.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Neoclassical architecture in New York (state) School buildings completed in 1921 Buildings and structures in Schuyler County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Schuyler County, New York 1921 establishments in New York (state) {{SchuylerCountyNY-NRHP-stub