Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Watkins Glen is a village and census-designated place in and the county seat of Schuyler County, [4] New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,829.
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]
Watkins Glen State Park is in the village of Watkins Glen, south of Seneca Lake in Schuyler County in New York's Finger Lakes region. The park's lower part is near the village, while the upper part is open woodland. It was opened to the public in 1863 and was privately run as a tourist resort until 1906, when it was purchased by New York State.
Watkins Glen: 17: Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District: Watkins Glen Commercial Historic District: January 4, 2012 : 108-400 & 201-317 N. Franklin St., 111 W. 4th St. & 215 S. Madison St. Watkins Glen: 18: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952
The original course is listed in the New York State Register and National Register of Historic Places as the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952. [ 5 ] The second layout (4.600 miles (7.403 km)) began use in 1953 and also used existing roads.
The Glen Springs Sanitarium (also known as The Glen Springs) was a hotel and sanatorium located high above Seneca Lake on the western hillsides of the village of Watkins Glen, in Schuyler County, New York. Known in the early 1900s as the "Nauheim of America", it remained a noted landmark of the area until it was demolished in 1996.
IMSA chose to drop the New York 500 in 1992, retaining the Continental as an event just for prototypes until 1995. In 1996, IMSA restored the Watkins Glen event to its historic format, combining prototypes and grand tourers once again. By 1998, Watkins Glen chose to schedule the Six Hours as part of the new United States Road Racing Championship.
The Schuyler County Courthouse Complex is a historic courthouse complex located on North Franklin Street between 9th and 10th Streets in Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It consists of a three-building government complex. The courthouse, built in 1855, is a two-story, rectangular brick building on a stone foundation.