Editing Hammondsport, New York (section)

===Village life===
[[File:Hammondsport Highschool, 1909.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Hammondsport highschool, and Civil War soldier's monument, 1909]]
The first school-house to appear in Hammondsport was built in 1827 at the location where the St. James (Episcopal) Church exists today.<ref name=clayton413>[[#clayton1879|Clayton, 1879]], p. 413</ref> In 1858 a private academy opened in a stone building at the corner of Main and Lake Streets in Hammondsport. The structure was later purchased by the Hammondsport school district around the beginning of the 20th century. Later additions were added to the building on both sides, and thereafter it continued to serve as  the Hammondsport school until 1935.<ref>[[#sherer1990|Sherer, 1990]], Journal article</ref>

In 1836 [[Mallory Mill]] was built by Meridith Mallory on Pulteney Street in Hammondsport. Four stories in height, the stone structure was the second largest free-standing building in New York. It had three water wheels used to power a grist mill. During the winter months, however, operations at the mill stopped due to the freezing water. Subsequently, its life as a grist mill was short lived and after 1840 it was used as a warehouse until 1880 when it was used as a winery by  the Glen Wine Company. In 1901 William H. Hallock, owner of the Hallock Bank in Bath, acquired the property. The structure is listed in U.S. National Register of Historic Places <ref>[[#treichler1996|Treichler, 1996]], Journal article</ref>

Among the first physicians to practice medicine in Hammondsport were Dr. Ezekiel B. Pulling, Dr. Amasa Church,  Dr. C. E. Campbell, Dr. Moses T. Babcock, and Dr. Oliver H. Babeock. Among the first lawyers to live and practice in the village, were Benjamin Bennitt, Benjamin F. Drew, and Monroe Wheeler, Esqs.<ref name=clayton414>[[#clayton1879|Clayton, 1879]], p. 414</ref> The first election of village officers was held November 22, 1856, which included William Hastings as senior trustee, and Orlando Shepard, as the [[Assessor (property)|town assessor]].<ref>[[#hakes1896|Hakes, 1896]], p. 325</ref>

The ''Hamondsport Advertiser'', first published in 1838, and the ''Hammondsport Herald'', first published in 1874, were Hammondsport's first newspapers. In 1931 the Hammondsport newspaper, the ''Keuka Grape Belt'', combined with the ''Hammondsport Herald'' and ''Bath Plaindealer'', and operated from 1931 to 1940. Published by the Keuka Grape Belt Co., its circulation served Hammondsport and Steuben County.<ref>[[#loc1|Library of Congress]]</ref><ref>[[#newspaper'history|Steuben County, New York Genealogy & History]]</ref><ref>[https://roadsidethoughts.com/ny/hammondsport-xx-steuben-localpapers.htm RoadsideThoughts]</ref>

[[File:Saint James Episcopal Church, Hammondsport, NY.jpg|thumb|upright|St James Episcopal Church, built in 1895]]
In 1895 the Saint James Episcopal Church was built. it was the third church, replacing the Episcopal churches that were built in 1833 and 1877. The cornerstone contains documents, including photographs and an 1886 Prayer Book formerly in the cornerstone of the second building.<ref name=church/>

Beginning in 1894 Hammondsport received its first water system from springs that were contained in the Rufus Scofield farm, on Mt. Washington, not far from the village. Aside from supplying the village with pure spring water, one of the first objectives was to install five fire hydrants at convenient locations about the village. Pressure from the water system came from the gravitational force and the high altitude of the springs.The water system plant was completed in 1865 costing  about $25,000, paid for and owned by the village of Hammondsport.<ref>[[#hakes1896|Hakes, 1896]], p. 326</ref>

In 1917, the first telephone office was built in Hammondsport which was needed to accommodate the Curtiss Manufacturing Company with its many business involvements.<ref>Anderson, May 1994, Crooked Lake Journal</ref>