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Yates County Courthouse Park District

Coordinates: 42°39′54″N 77°3′28″W / 42.66500°N 77.05778°W / 42.66500; -77.05778
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Yates County Courthouse Park District
Yates County Courthouse. September 2015.
Yates County Courthouse Park District is located in New York
Yates County Courthouse Park District
Yates County Courthouse Park District is located in the United States
Yates County Courthouse Park District
Map
Interactive map showing the location for Yates County Courthouse Park District
LocationMain, Court and Liberty Sts., Penn Yan, New York
Coordinates42°39′54″N 77°3′28″W / 42.66500°N 77.05778°W / 42.66500; -77.05778
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1835
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Pueblo, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79001652[1]
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1979

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.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979[1] and, since 1985, has been contained entirely within the larger Penn Yan Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Anne B. Covell (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Yates County Courthouse Park District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 14, 2009. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos".