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This section collects pictures and discussions of historic buildings in the city of Schenectady. See also the Churches section for more information on those buildings. Items marked "HABS/HAER via AM/LC" are from the Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record collection at the American Memory project of the Library of Congress. Print resources have their call number at the Schenectady County Public Library in brackets at the end of the entry.
- Abraham Yates House: 109 Union Street
- Greene, Nelson. "Abram Yates House" - 1 photo. In History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Vol. I, p. 529. [R 974.7 G81h]
- Hart, Larry. Tales of Old Schenectady, Volume I: The Formative Years, 3rd and rev. ed., p. 46. 1 photo. [974.744 Har]
- Pearson, Jonathan. History of the Schenectady Patent, p. 229. 1 photo. [974.744 P36]
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "109 Union Street: Abraham Yates House, ca. 1700" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 9. [974.744 S328]
- Which Is the Oldest? (Walls Have Ears)
- Governor Yates House: 17 Front Street
- Good Evening, Governor: 17 and 26 Front Street (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
- Governor Yates House, 17 Front Street - 4 photos. (HABS/HAER via AM/LC)
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "17 Front Street: Governor Yates House, 1760" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 3. [974.744 S328]
- Vrooman, John J. "The Governor Yates House, Schenectady" - 2 photos. In Forts and Firesides of the Mohawk Country, pp. 96-99. [974.7 V98a]
- Isaac Yates House: 2 Union Street
- Number Two Union (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
- John Yates House: 20-22 North Church Street
- Joseph Yates House / Col. Yates House: 26 Front Street
- Greene, Nelson. "The Col. Yates House, 1735" - 1 photo. In History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, Vol. I, p. 741. [R 974.7 G81h]
- Good Evening, Governor: 17 and 26 Front Street (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
- Joseph Yates House, 26 Front Street - 1 photo (HABS/HAER via AM/LC)
- Hart, Larry. Tales of Old Schenectady, Volume I: The Formative Years, 3rd and rev. ed., p. 48. 1 photo. [974.744 Har]
- Schenectady County Historical Society. "26 Front Street: Governor Yates Birthplace, ca. 1735" In Historic Buildings in Downtown Schenectady, p. 4. [974.744 S328]
- Senator James Yelverton House (Amity Hall): 217 Union Street
- Of Romance: 215-217 Union St. (Walls Have Ears) [this link is not currently working]
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