Yates County Courthouse Park District is a national

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

located at

Penn Yan Penn Yan is an incorporated village and the county seat of Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. Penn Yan, New York ...

Yates County, New York Yates County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 24,774, making it the third-least populous county in New York. The county seat is Penn Yan. The name is in honor of Joseph C. Yates, who as Gover ...

. 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 A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...

monument to the 2,109 county soldiers who served in the war. ''See also:'' It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979 and, since 1985, has been contained entirely within the larger

Penn Yan Historic District Penn Yan Historic District is a national historic district located at Penn Yan in Yates County, New York. The district consists of and contains 281 structures, 210 of which are contributing. It includes a broad range of architecturally signific ...

Gallery

File:Civil War Memorial, Penn Yan NY 02.JPG, Civil War Memorial. File:County Office Building, Penn Yan NY.JPG, County Office Building. File:Main St 224, First Baptist Church, Penn Yan HD 02.JPG, Penn Yan First Baptist Church.

References

Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) County courthouses in New York (state) Historic districts in Yates County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Yates County, New York Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) {{YatesCountyNY-NRHP-stub