Otsego County, New York


Founding: 1791
Parent county: Montgomery
Namesake: Otsego Lake
Seat: Cooperstown (1791–)
Land area: 1,002 square miles
Population (2020): 58,524
Population (historic): 21,343 (1800); 49,628 (1840); 48,967 (1870); 48,939 (1900); 46,710 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1850s; 1870s; 1920s; 1940–2010
Subdivisions: One city; nine villages; 18 CDPs; 24 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 13,319 (42.6%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 81%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 37.6%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.3%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4.5%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,622
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,726
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8.3 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,770
Average farm size (1920): 81.5 acres
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Cooperstown
 
Namesake: William Cooper, land speculator
Founding: 1786 (platting as Otsego); 1795 (post office); 1807 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,794
Population (historic): 1,597 (1860); 2,199 (1880); 2,368 (1900); 2,909 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1890; 1900–1930; 1940s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 786 (69.7%)
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Outstanding Buildings

  1. Lyman Balcom House (c. 1825). 2199 County Road 16. Burlington. Federal.
  2. Tianderah / Nelson Chapman Estate (1885–1887). 111 Spring Street. Butternuts. Shingle.
  3. Maple Row / Henry Thorp Farm (c. 1831). 1551 State Route 51. Butternuts.
  4. William Campbell Farm. 168 Campbell Road. Cherry Valley. Greek Revival.
  5. Jacob Livingston Farm (c. 1850). 878 County Road 54. Cherry Valley. Gothic Revival.
  6. Flint Farm (c. 1810). 1119 County Road 54. Cherry Valley. Federal.
  7. Delphonso Gilbert House (c. 1870). 325 O'Neil Road. Cherry Valley. Italianate.
  8. Stearns House (c. 1870). 433 Salt Springville Road. Cherry Valley. Italianate.
  9. Oakwood / Samuel Campbell House (c. 1850). 3733 State Route 166. Cherry Valley. Italianate.
  10. Talbot Farm (c. 1880). 1023 County Road 20. Edmeston. Italianate/Queen Anne.
  11. John Doolittle Farm (c. 1875). 1107 State Route 80. Edmeston. Italianate.
  12. David Mathewson House (c. 1800). 204 Bice Road. Hartwick.
  13. Houghtaling and Maples Houses (c. 1875). 213 and 229 Pool Brook Road. Laurens. Gothic Revival.
  14. Evergreen / Vunk House (1871). 1805 County Road 33. Middlefield. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
  15. Jay Lane House (c. 1885). 144 Pete Hendricks Road. Middlefield. Italianate/Stick.
  16. Benjamin North House (c. 1800). 2295 State Route 166. Middlefield. Federal.
  17. Andrew Washbon Farm (1839). 21 West Main Street. Morris. Federal.
  18. Jacob Morris Farm (c. 1825). 133 Peet Road. Morris. Federal.
  19. Jacob Morris Estate (1805). 1859 State Route 51. Morris. Federal.
  20. Emmons Estate (c. 1900). 5641 State Route 7. Oneonta. Tudor Revival.
  21. Obadiah Blakeslee House (c. 1835). 123 Beilby Road. Otego. Greek Revival.
  22. Farm (c. 1885). 221 County Road 28. Otsego. Queen Anne.
  23. Abraham Van Horne House (c. 1860). 250 Red House Hill Road. Otsego. Italianate.
  24. House (c. 1870). 5321 State Route 28. Otsego. Italianate/Stick.
  25. Charles Woodard House (c. 1880). 386 State Route 80. Pittsfield. Gothic Revival.
  26. The Lilacs / Crum House (c. 1870). 6378 County Road 18. Plainfield. Italianate.
  27. Francis Smith Farm (c. 1850). 265 Skaneateles Turnpike. Plainfield.
  28. Arthur Loomis House (c. 1885). 754 County Road 24. Richfield. Eastlake.
  29. Walter Holt Farm (c. 1835). 517 Allen Lake Road. Springfield. Federal.
  30. John Waffle House (c. 1860). 3001 County Road 31. Springfield. Italianate.
  31. Hyde Hall / George Clarke Estate (1817–1834). 267 Glimmerglass. Springfield. Classical Revival.
  32. Pinehurst / Henry Wardwell Estate (c. 1890). 226 Pinehurst Road. Springfield. Craftsman/Romanesque.
  33. Swanswick / Richard Cary House (c. 1790/1850s). 158 Swanswick Lane. Springfield. Federal/Italianate.
  34. Smith Farm (c. 1845). 846 River Road. Unadilla. Greek Revival.
  35. John Hollenbeck Farm (c. 1845). 893 County Road 40. Worcester. Greek Revival/Italianate.
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