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Dundee is a village in Yates County, New York, United States. The population was 1,725 at the 2010 census. The name was taken from Dundee, [2] the city in Scotland with a population of 148,260. The Village of Dundee is in the Town of Starkey. The village is in the Finger Lakes Region of New York, halfway between Elmira and Geneva.
Dundee Village Historic District is a national historic district located at Dundee in Yates County, New York.Notable buildings include the former school housing the Greater Dundee Historical Society (1891), Dundee State Bank (1901), Baptist Church (1887), and a variety of mid- to late-19th century commercial buildings.
First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at Dundee in Yates County, New York. It is a Romanesque style brick structure, with limestone and terra cotta trim, built in 1895. It is distinguished by two multi-story towers, broad cross gables, bold, turret-like pinnacles and finials, and finely crafted corbelled brock trim ...
Dundee United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at Dundee in Yates County, New York. It is a Gothic Revival style brick and frame structure built in 1899. The entrance features a paneled double door surmounted by a large, stained glass , Gothic arched transom light trimmed with splayed brick lintels. [ 2 ]
Uriah Hair House is a historic home located at Dundee in Yates County, New York. It is an Italianate style structure built about 1850. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
Dundee's history as a major town dates to the charter in which King William granted the earldom of Dundee to his younger brother, David (later Earl of Huntingdon) in 1179–1182. [29] Earl David is thought to have built Dundee Castle, which formerly occupied the site now occupied by St Pauls Cathedral. [20]
On January 1, 1826, 60 square miles (160 km 2) of Steuben County was partitioned and added to Yates, which included Starkey, Dundee, and Lakemont, New York. [5] Historical Map of Yates County, 1855. On April 15, 1828, 10 square miles (26 km 2) was partitioned from Yates, and passed to Seneca and Tompkins counties, mostly in the forest. [6]
On June 24, 1881, the Dundee Observer reported on a fire that spread through the city streets causing $25,000 in damages. Among the notable Dundee buildings to be consumed by the fire was the Dundee Opera House. [11] Local assemblyman Phil Palmesano describes the Dundee Observer's local reporting as a tremendous cornerstone to many community ...