Allen Steinheim Museum
The Allen Steinheim Museum is a historic building and former museum located on the campus of Alfred University at Alfred in Allegany County, New York. It is a crenellated stone structure built from 1876 to 1880 to house the "mineral, geological, natural, and man-made curiosities" of Alfred University's second president Jonathan Allen.Photo: Bdesham, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: museum at Alfred University, New York state, USA
- Also known as: “Steinheim Museum”
- Address: 214 Eaklor Drive, Alfred, NY 14802
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Terra Cotta Building and Scholes Library.
Terra Cotta Building
Museum
Photo: Kkirschn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Terra Cotta Building is a historic building built by the Celadon Terra Cotta Company at Alfred, New York in 1892. The structure is a one-story, 16-foot-wide, 25-foot-deep building built almost entirely of bricks, architectural terracotta, and roofing tiles manufactured by the company. Terra Cotta Building is situated 940 feet northwest of Allen Steinheim Museum.
Scholes Library
Library
Photo: Stahlmaggie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholes Library is a special academic library located at Alfred University that serves the New York State College of Ceramics, Inamori School of Engineering, as well as for the greater international arts and sciences research community. Scholes Library is situated 770 feet north of Allen Steinheim Museum.
Stull Observatory
Observatory
Stull Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Alfred University located in Alfred, New York and named after John Stull, who helped establish the observatory in 1966. Stull Observatory is situated 1,500 feet south of Allen Steinheim Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alfred and Hartsville.
Alfred
Photo: Bdesham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alfred, the home of Alfred University is a small town in Allegany County in the Southern Tier of New York.
Hartsville
Hamlet
Hartsville is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 561 at the 2020 census. The town is named after a prominent early settler, Reuben Hart. The Town of Hartsville is on the county's western border and is south of Hornell. Hartsville is situated 5 miles east of Allen Steinheim Museum.
West Almond
Hamlet
West Almond is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 280 at the 2020 census. West Almond is centrally located in the eastern part of the county and is west of Hornell. West Almond is situated 6 miles northwest of Allen Steinheim Museum.
Allen Steinheim Museum
- Categories: museum and university building
- Location: Alfred, Allegany County, Southern Tier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.25468° or 42° 15′ 17″ northLongitude
-77.78666° or 77° 47′ 12″ westInception
1876Open location code
87J47637+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 915297900OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4731885
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Allen Steinheim Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Allen Steinheim”
- German: “Allen Steinheim Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo Allen Steinheim”
- Spanish: “Museo Steinheim”
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Highlights include Freshens and Alfred University Quad.
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