Schoharie County is named for a Mohawk word meaning “floating driftwood”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Montgomery County and Schenectady County
E – Albany County
S – Greene County and Delaware County
W – Otsego County
Created: April 6, 1795 
County Seat:
Schoharie 1795 – present
County Courthouse – Schoharie
Location: 290 Main Street / Cemetery Lane
Built: 1870 – 1871
Style: Italianate
Architect: John Cornelius of Albany
Contractor: John Cornelius of Albany
Description: The building faces northwest and is a three story blue colored limestone structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Schohaire on the north side of the complex. The building has a small white colored portico with pediment at the first story entrance. Above the entrance is an oval window. A protruding cornice follows the roof line. On the front corners are small towers. On the building center rises a large square tower with mansard roof. The courtroom is located on the third story. On the southeast side is a modern three story addition constructed in 1966.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Schoharie County Courthouse
History: The county was created in 1795 and Schoharie was designated as the county seat. The first court met in the Ingold wagon barn located south of Schoharie. The first courthouse was erected in Schoharie in 1800. The courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1845. The second courthouse was constructed of blue limestone in 1846. The courthouse also burned in 1870. The third and present courthouse was constructed in 1870 to 1871.
County Clerk’s Office – Schoharie
Location: 276 Main Street / Cemetery Lane
Built: 1914 – 1915
Style: Italianate / Neo-classical
Architect: Demers, Mosley and Champaign of Troy
Contractor: Nial Brothers of Troy
Description: The building faces northwest and is a two story blue limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on the south side of the courthouse in the center of Schoharie. The building has a hip roof. The cost ofd construction was $30,000. The building houses county offices.
County Office Building – Schoharie
Location: 280 Main Street / Cemetery Lane
Built: 1986 – 1987
Style: Modern
Architect: James Jordan Associates
Contractor: Wade Lupe Construction Company, Inc.
Description: The building faces northwest and is a three story tan colored brick structure. The building is in the centre of the complex with the Courthouse on the north side and the Clerks Office on the south side in the center of Schoharie. The building has a flat roof line.
County Courthouse – Schoharie
County Clerk’s Office – Schoharie
County Office Building – Schoharie
Phptos taken 2006 and 2017