Dryden Historic District (Dryden, New York)

Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It is a 2+1⁄2-story frame church structure built in 1874 in the Romanesque Revival style. It is located at the northeast corner of the "four corners" main intersection and, with its towering spire, serves as a focal point and community landmark.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Southworth House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It was built in 1836 and is a two-story Federal style brick residence.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Southworth Library is a historic library building located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It is a 1+1⁄2-story masonry building with a steeply pitched gable roof. It features a prominent bell tower with a Seth Thomas clock and circular windows include carved stone gargoyles. It is a distinctive, small scale example of Eclectic style civic architecture. It was designed with open grid flooring in stack rooms to facilitate air circulation and two reading rooms. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.The library was founded by Jennie McGraw. It opened in an existing building on South and Main Streets on September 25, 1884 and later in a building constructed for the library in 1894. McGraw was the granddaughter of John Southworth of Dryden, who became a millionaire working as a farmer. She used money to create a memorial to her mother and grandfather by establishing a $30,000 trust fund to build and maintain a library in Dryden. On April 22, 1883, the Southworth Library Association was incorporated.

Dryden is a village in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 1,890 at the 2010 census. The name was assigned by a clerk, interested in the classics, to honor poet John Dryden. The village is in the town of Dryden, east of Ithaca. It is near the border of Cortland County.

Jennings-Marvin House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It was built in 1897 and is a 2-story, three-bay, frame Queen Anne–style structure with Colonial Revival and Shingle style detailing. The most notable feature is the 2+1⁄2-story octagonal tower with its wooden shingle sheathing and oval windows.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Luther Clarke House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It is a 2-story, five-by-two-bay, frame Federal-style structure built about 1820.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Lacy-Van Vleet House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It was built about 1845 and is a 2+1⁄2-story, five-by-four-bay, frame residence representative of the transition from the Federal to Greek Revival style. It features Doric order porticoed porches on the front and side.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Rockwell House is a historic home located at Dryden in Tompkins County, New York. It was built about 1860 and is a 2-story, wood-frame residence consisting of a three-by-three-bay main portion and two-by-two-bay rear wing in the Italianate style.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) is a public community college in Dryden, New York. It is supported by Cortland and Tompkins Counties and has extension sites that are located in Ithaca and Cortland. It is part of the State University of New York system.

Dryden High School is a public high school located in Dryden, Tompkins County, New York, U.S.A., and is the only high school operated by the Dryden Central School District. This district is in New York State's southern tier and encompasses an area of 110 square miles (280 km2) and serves a population of about 1900 students. The school's mascot is a Purple Lion.

Dryden Lake is a lake located by Dryden, New York. Fish species present in the lake include bluegill, yellow perch, pickerel, and pumpkinseed sunfish. There is access via state owned boat launch on West Lake Road, 1 mile south of Dryden. No motors are allowed on this lake.

Mud Creek is a river located in Tompkins County, New York. It flows into Fall Creek by Freeville, New York.