The Tepee is a historic commercial building and

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located near Cherry Valley in

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. It was built in 1954, and is a wood-frame structure sheathed in galvanized steel on a concrete foundation. It measures 50 feet tall and 42 feet in diameter. It has four levels. Attached to the

tepee A tipi , often called a lodge in English, is a conical tent, historically made of animal hides or pelts, and in more recent generations of canvas, stretched on a framework of wooden poles. The word is Siouan, and in use in Dakhótiyapi, Lakȟó ...

is an "L"-shaped wood-frame building with a cross-gable roof. The building houses a gift shop and food stand. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> It was listed on the

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in 2011.

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Roadside attractions in New York (state) Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Commercial buildings completed in 1954 Buildings and structures in Otsego County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Otsego County, New York Tipis {{OtsegoCountyNY-NRHP-stub