Penn Yan in Yates County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

224 Clinton Street

Guertha W. Pratt House

— Penn Yan Historic Preservation District —

224 Clinton Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2022

1. 224 Clinton Street Marker

Inscription.
Built in 1844 by hardware merchant J. D. Morgan. Bought in 1911 by the Old Ladies Home of the Penn Yan Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1920 became the Guertha Pratt Home, a retirement home for women.

Erected by Penn Yan Historic Preservation Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1844.

Location. 42° 39.972′ N, 77° 3.008′ W. Marker is in Penn Yan, New York, in Yates County. It is at the intersection of Clinton Street (State Highway 54) and Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling east on Clinton Street. The marker is mounted directly on the subject house, on the left side of the southeast/front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 224 Clinton Street, Penn Yan NY 14527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 129 Clinton Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam Conflict Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Korean Conflict Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Heroic Dead (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sampson Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Penn Yan.

Regarding 224 Clinton Street. Contributing property Penn Yan Historic District, National Register of Historic Places № 85000591.

From the National Register Nomination prepared by Larry E. Gobrecht, 9/1984:
The Penn Yan Historic District is significant both architecturally and historically as a chronicle of the village’s development.
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2022

2. 224 Clinton Street Marker
Mounted on the left side of the front entrance.
The community remains surprisingly intact with few non-contributing elements. The nominated historic district is historically significant as a reflection of the growth of the village from its early beginnings as a trading community for the Finger Lakes region, through its emergence in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the regional center for agricultural production. The architecture of Penn Yan spans a period of almost 200 years. There are excellent examples of the major styles as well as vernacular interpretations. The Penn Yan Historic District encompasses the historic core of the village on an area of 65 acres. The residential areas of the historic district reflect the village’s history with representative examples of major nineteenth and early twentieth century architectural styles. Each of the streets in the residential section of the historic district is lined with tall stately trees, the residences recessed on spacious lots.
224 Clinton Street, c.1844; Three-bay, two-story frame residence; Italianate; home for the elderly.

Also see . . .
1. Guertha Pratt Home (Yates County History Center - facebook).

Guertha W. Pratt House (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 22, 2022

3. Guertha W. Pratt House (southeast elevation)

Excerpt: For more than 100 years, the Penn Yan community hosted a retirement home where women could spend their golden years while maintaining their independence. For 70 of those years, the home was located in a house on Clinton Street and known as the Guertha Pratt Home.

(Submitted on April 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Penn Yan Historic District (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Penn Yan Historic District 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

(Submitted on April 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 31, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 9 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.