Watkins Glen High School

Watkins Glen High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	900 N. Decatur St., Watkins Glen, New York
Coordinates	42°22′39″N76°52′08″W / 42.377528°N 76.868981°W / 42.377528; -76.868981
Area	2.77 acres (1.12 ha)
Built	1929 (1929), 1958
Built by	Rankin Construction Company
Architect	Ade, Carl
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	15000008 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 2015

Watkins Glen High School, also known as Watkins Glen Middle School, is a historic high school building located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It was built in 1929, and is a three-story, Classical Revival style brick school. It has an "H"-plan and features a broad pedimented portico with full height Doric order columns. A two-story addition was built in 1958. It was used as a high school until 1969, after which it housed a middle school. The school was closed in 2013, and was developed into senior housing, using the gymnasium and auditorium as community space. ^{[2] : 3, 16  [3]}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/09/15 through 2/13/15. National Park Service. February 20, 2015.
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 Derek King II and Virginia L. Bartos (December 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Watkins Glen High School" (PDF). Retrieved November 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs
3. "Adaptive Reuse of a School: The Watkins Glen School Apartments Case Study". Building Enclosure Online. Building Enclosure. Retrieved July 6, 2025.