Otsego County is named for a Native American word meaning “place of the rock”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Oneida County, Herkimer County and Montgomery County
E – Schohaire County
S – Delaware County
W – Chenango County and Madison County
Created: February 16, 1791 
County Seat:
Cooperstown 1791 – present
County Courthouse – Cooperstown
Location: 139 Main Street / Pine Drive
Built: 1880 – 1881
Style: Romanesque
Architect: Archimedes Russell of Syracuse
Contractor: R S Barnes and McCabe Brothers.
Description: The building faces north and is a two story red colored brick structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Cooperstown. The north front has an arched entrance on the first story with small pediment above. On the second story is a large arched window with peaked roof above. On the northeast side is a small brick tower with steep roof and on the southeast is a high square brick tower with open arched windows and a steep roof. The building has stone trim on the corners and above the windows.
History: The county was created in 1791 and Cooperstown was selected as the county seat. The first courthouse built in 1791 was a two story structure with the lower story made of logs and the upper story being wood frame. The second courthouse was a brick structure built in 1806 to 1807. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1840. The third courthouse was built in 1841. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1880 to 1881 at a cost of $24,995.
County Administration – Cooperstown
Location: 197 Main Street / Nelson Avenue
Built: 1968 – 1969
Style: Modern
Architect: Myron A Jordan
Contractor: Tomaselli Construction Company
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story orange colored brick and concrete structure. The main entrance is at the northwest section of the building. Along the west and east sides are vertical brick pillars on either sides of the windows. The roof line is flat.
See: Otsego County in Michigan which is named after the county.
County Courthouse - Cooperstown
County Administration – Cooperstown
Photos taken 2010