Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District, Watkins Glen

Name: Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District
Address: Watkins Glen, United States

#9 among attractions in Watkins Glen

Romanesque architecture, Greek Revival architecture

Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District

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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, Watkins Glen Fire Station, Watkins State Bank, Hotel Kendall, Haring Building, former Watkins Post Office, Freer Opera House, and the Durand Block. ()

Built: 1844 (180 years ago)Coordinates: 42°22'53"N, 76°52'26"W

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Watkins Glen United States

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Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. James Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen Public Library, A. F. Chapman House.

~910 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James Episcopal Church, Watkins Glen
5 min walk • St. James Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It was built in 1864, and is a Gothic Revival style brick church. It has a high pitched gable roof, buttresses, and long pointed arched windows. It features a three-stage square entrance tower and belfry added in 1866.
~1030 ftSE
Church
First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen
5 min walk • First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen is a historic Baptist church located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It was built in 1888 and is a Victorian era religious building distinguished by a variety of vernacular Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style inspired design and decorative detail.
0.8 miSE
Library
Watkins Glen Public Library, Watkins Glen
20 min walk • The Watkins Glen Public Library is a public library located in Watkins Glen, New York. Founded in 1870 as the Ladies' Library, the library migrated between different transitional spaces during its early history.
~220 ftW
Gothic Revival architecture
A. F. Chapman House, Watkins Glen
2 min walk • The A. F. Chapman House is a historic house located at 115 South Monroe Street in Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, New York.

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Which popular attractions are close to Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District?

Nearby attractions include A. F. Chapman House, Watkins Glen (2 min walk), St. James Episcopal Church, Watkins Glen (5 min walk), First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen (5 min walk), Watkins Glen Public Library, Watkins Glen (20 min walk).