Yates County, New York

Founding: 1823
Parent county: Ontario

Namesake: Joseph Yates, New York governor
Seat: Penn Yan (1823–)

Land area: 338 square miles

Population (2020): 24,774

Population (historic): 19,009 (1830); 20,290 (1860); 21,001 (1890); 18,642 (1910); 16,848 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1850; 1870s; 1920s; 1940–2010

Subdivisions: Four villages; one CDP; nine towns

National Register listings: 66

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,823 (34.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 75.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 29.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.9%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,206
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,229
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8.2 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,041
Average farm size (1920): 76.9 acres
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Penn Yan

Namesake: Uncertain—perhaps a combination of the words Pennsylvania and Yankee

Founding: 1799 (founding); 1818 (post office); 1833 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 5,056

Population (historic): 2,388 (1860); 3,475 (1880); 4,650 (1900); 5,329 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–1900; 1920s; 1940–1960
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,275 (51.4%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Spicer House (c. 1812). 2081 State Route 230. Barrington. Federal.
2. *William Nichols Farm (c. 1844). 1980 Alexander Road. Benton. Greek Revival.
3. *Whitaker Farm (c. 1850). 1240 Benton–Torrey Road. Benton. Gothic Revival.
4. *Barden House (c. 1843). 2492 Ferguson Corners Road. Benton. Greek Revival.
5. *Jeptha Earl House (c. 1855). 100 Old State Road. Benton. Greek Revival/Italianate.
6. *Angus Farm (c. 1834). 612 State Route 14. Benton. Greek Revival.
7. *George Hays House (1872). 2505 County House Road. Jerusalem. Gothic Revival/Eastlake.
8. *Samuel Botsford House (1868). 3830 County House Road. Jerusalem. Italianate.
9. *Henry Larzelere Inn (c. 1823). 3858 County House Road. Jerusalem. Federal.
10. *Jemima Wilkinson House (c. 1810). 3912 Friend Hill Road. Jerusalem. Federal.
11. *Ezekiel Perry House (c. 1870). 287 Sherman Hollow Road. Jerusalem. Italianate.
12. *Abraham Wagener House (1833). 5224 Skyline Road. Jerusalem. Greek Revival.
13. *Garrett Memorial Chapel (1930–1931). 5251 Skyline Road. Jerusalem. Gothic Revival.
14. *Hampstead / Henry Rose House (c. 1840). 3170 State Route 54A. Jerusalem. Greek Revival.
15. *Esperanza / John Rose House (1838). 3456 State Route 54A. Jerusalem. Greek Revival.
16. *Thomas Bitley House (c. 1860). 382 West Lake Road. Jerusalem. Italianate.
17. *Uriah Hanford House (c. 1825). 2528 West Lake Road. Jerusalem. Federal.
18. *John Carr House (c. 1847). 1383 State Route 245. Middlesex. Greek Revival.
19. *Miles Raplee Farm (c. 1845). 168 Randall Crossing Road. Milo. Greek Revival.
20. House (c. 1885). 1937 Stiles Road. Milo. Italianate/Eastlake.
21. *James Hobart Farm (c. 1855). 4646 Italy Valley Road. Potter. Italianate.
22. *Daniel Supplee House (c. 1835/1865). 4420 Dundee–Himrod Road. Starkey. Italianate.
23. *William Swortz Farm (1874). 4454 Dundee–Himrod Road. Starkey. Eastlake.
24. *Uriah Hair House (c. 1855). 4798 Dundee–Himrod Road. Starkey. Italianate.
25. *Henry Spence House (c. 1848). 4306 Lakemont–Himrod Road. Starkey. Greek Revival.
26. *Young Farm (c. 1836). 2601 State Route 14. Torrey. Federal.