Yates County Courthouse Park District

Main, Court and Liberty Sts., Penn Yan, New York. County/parish: Yates.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 19, 1979. NRIS 79001652.

4 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure. 1 contributing object.

From Wikipedia:

Yates County Courthouse Park District

Yates County Courthouse Park District is a national historic district located at Penn Yan in Yates County, New York. The district consists of two acres and contains the Yates County Courthouse, First Baptist Church, the County Office Building, the Old Jail, and the Courthouse Park. The park includes a Civil War monument to the 2,109 county soldiers who served in the war.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and, since 1985, has been contained entirely within the larger Penn Yan Historic District.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75323380

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