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Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District

Coordinates: 42°22′53″N 76°52′26″W / 42.38139°N 76.87389°W / 42.38139; -76.87389
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Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District, June 2013
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District is located in New York
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District
Location108-400 & 201-317 N. Franklin St., 111 W. 4th St. & 215 S. Madison St., Watkins Glen, New York
Coordinates42°22′53″N 76°52′26″W / 42.38139°N 76.87389°W / 42.38139; -76.87389
Area4.49 acres (1.82 ha)
Built1844 (1844)-1939
ArchitectFreeburg, Raymond, etc.
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.11001009[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 2012

Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It encompasses 33 contributing buildings in the central business district of Watkins Glen. It developed between about 1844 and 1939 and includes notable examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival, Second Empire and Romanesque Revival style architecture. Notable buildings include the Watkins Glen Municipal Building (1939), Watkins Glen Fire Station (1935), Watkins State Bank (1911), Hotel Kendall (1891), Haring Building (1844), former Watkins Post Office (1905), Freer Opera House (c. 1860), and the Durand Block (1897).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. January 13, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved November 1, 2015. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (June 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs