Penn Yan Historic District

	Penn Yan Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Penn Yan Historic District, 2025
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Location	Roughly bounded by Water, Seneca, Elm, Wagener, Court, Clinton, North and Main Sts., Penn Yan, New York
Coordinates	42°39′49″N 77°3′8″W / 42.66361°N 77.05222°W / 42.66361; -77.05222
Area	65 acres (26 ha)
Built	1820
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	85000591
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1985

Historic district in New York, United States

United States historic place

Penn Yan Historic District is a national historic district located at Penn Yan in Yates County, New York. The district consists of 65 acres (26 ha) and contains 281 structures, 210 of which are contributing. It includes a broad range of architecturally significant resources that document the village's development from the 1820s to 1929. It includes representative examples of residential, commercial, industrial, civic, and ecclesiastical structures. Highlights include the Birkett Mills, the Chronicle Building, Knapp Hotel, and the Castner House. Located within the boundaries of the district are the separately listed Yates County Courthouse Park District and the U.S. Post Office building (1912–1913).^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

Gallery

Birkett Mills.
Chronicle Building.
Knapp Hotel.
Struble's Arcade on Main Street.

Lawrence House.
Yates County Courthouse.
Civil War Memorial.
Penn Yan Post Office.

References

^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Larry E. Gobrecht (September 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Penn Yan Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpdoc-2] Larry E. Gobrecht (September 1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Penn Yan Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 5, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)