Penn Yan, NEW YORK - Knapp Hotel - Main Street

Description: Penn Yan, NEW YORK - Knapp Hotel - Main Street: Penn Yan is an incorporated village in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 5,159 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Yates County and lies at the north end of the east branch of Keuka Lake, one of the Finger Lakes. The Village of Penn Yan is primarily in the Town of Milo, but a small section is in the Town of Benton. A smaller section is in the Town of Jerusalem. The Penn Yan Airport is south of the village. The name "Penn Yan" is a syllabic abbreviation of "Pennsylvania Yankee". The Chronicle Express in a May 19, 2015 article reported: "The 150+ year old Knapp House Hotel in Penn Yan is feeling its age. The brick façade along Wagner Street began to bulge on Saturday, and by Monday was in danger of collapse. Once the sidewalk was cordoned off to protect pedestrians, Knapp House owner Bill Foster began the work of bracing the wall, and called in Code Enforcement Officer Bruce Lyon to consult on repairs. Like most of the Victorian era buildings in downtown Penn Yan, and like the new hotel being built on Elm Street, the Knapp is not a true masonry building. It is a wood frame building with a brick façade which it does not depend upon for structure. The single layer of bricks was originally laid against the wood sheathing. Iron nails were driven in to the wood frame and left protruding several inches where the mortar lines would be laid, holding the thin layer of bricks against the wooden wall. After 150 years, some of the iron nails have rusted away, and the brick wall has begun to pull away from the wooden wall under its own weight." This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition save for the card's upper right-hand corner which has been worn rounded.

Price: 9 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-22T03:13:56.000Z

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