Home > History > MuseumsMuseums in Steuben CountyHeritage Village of the South Finger Lakes59 W. Pulteney St. Corning, NY 14830 607-937-5281 Home of the Corning Painted Post Historical Society, this former tavern built in 1796 has period room settings, local history artifacts, and a gift shop. Also part of the Society's museum complex are the Wixson Road log house, the Starr Barn and attached blacksmith shop, and the 1878 Browntown District Schoolhouse. The Call Homestead MuseumHartsville Historical Museum 420 Post Rd. (Rt. 28) (Town of Hartsville) Andover, NY 14806 607-698-4789 Rural life from the 1800s to the 1940s. Corning Museum of GlassOne Museum Way Corning, NY 14830 800-732-6845 Learn the origins of glassmaking, view some of the most beautiful glass objects in the world, watch glassblowers and carvers in action. Gift shop, café. Elm Cottage MuseumMagee House 1 Cohocton St. Bath, NY 14819 607-664-2199 Depicts life in early Bath with furniture, household items, clothing, and photographs. Glenn Curtiss Museum8419 Rt. 54 Hammondsport, NY 14840 607-569-2160 Aircraft, motorcycles, and other artifacts, memorabilia, and historic displays relating to the mechanical genius of Glenn Curtiss. Play area for children. Greyton H. Taylor Wine MuseumBully Hill Vineyards 8843 Greyton H. Taylor Memorial Dr. Hammondsport, NY 14840 607-868-3610 The history of winemaking. Hornell Erie Depot MuseumLoder St. Hornell, NY 14843 607-324-7421 Located in the former Erie Railroad depot, the musuem concentrates on Erie Railroad history and memorabilia. Narcissa Prentiss House7225 Co. Rt. 75 Prattsburgh, NY 14873 607-522-4537 Birthplace of Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, first White woman to cross the Rockies. House is owned by the Prattsburgh Community Historical Society. Painted Post-Erwin MuseumSteuben and High Sts. Painted Post, NY 14870 607-962-0249 Housed in a restored station of the Delaware, Lackawana & Western Railroad, the museum has an extensive local history collection. Rockwell Museum111 Cedar St. Corning, NY 607-937-5386 Extensive collection of American West and American Indian art, including textiles, jewelry, ceramics, wood carvings, and paintings. Gift shop, café. Veterans Administration Historical Museum76 Veterans Ave. Bath, NY 14810 607-664-4771 Housed in what was once the New York State Soldiers and Sailors Home, this military and medicine museum has artifacts dating back to 1776.
Updated 9 July 2016
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