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The Tepee, near Cherry Valley, New York, was built in 1954 as a commercial roadside attraction shaped like a giant tepee. A wood-framed structure sheathed in galvanized steel, it stands 50 feet tall on a concrete foundation and measures 42 feet in diameter. The interior contains four levels, while an attached L-shaped wing with a cross-gable roof houses a gift shop and food stand. Its exaggerated form reflects the mid-20th-century roadside architectural tradition of eye-catching buildings designed to attract motorists, and its significance was recognized by its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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Cherry Valley, New York · United States