Brick Tavern Museum and Wickham Rural Life Center

The Schuyler County Historical Society's Brick Tavern Museum and Wickham Rural Life Center are located in Montour Falls, just south of Watkins Glen and Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes Region of New York. The Brick Tavern Museum is a large Federal-style structure built in 1828 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Museum has exhibits relating to Schuyler County’s rich history, including Native Americans, textiles, fashions, medical artifacts, transportation and area industries. A superb research room makes the Museum a desirable stop for genealogists. Admission is free, though a fee is charged for non-members doing research. A gift shop offers books on local history and handmade items from area artisans. The Wickham Rural Life Center has exhibits on late 19th and early 20th century country living. A few miles to the south on Route 14 is the Society's 1884 one-room schoolhouse, the Lee School. It is open by appointment only.