Tarbell Building
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| Location | 2 Cortland St., Marathon, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°26′31″N 76°1′58″W / 42.44194°N 76.03278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001408[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2000 |
The Tarbell Building is a historic commercial building located in the Village of Marathon in Cortland County, New York. It is a three-story brick structure constructed in 1885 in the Queen Anne style. It has retail storefronts on the first floor and apartments and storage on the second and third. A rock-faced foundation pierced with basement windows is exposed on the south side.[2] The Tarbell Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
It was built by Gage E. Tarbell (1856-1936), who rose from poor boy to become, over time, a jeweler, lawyer, mining promoter and insurance broker. He served as vice president of the Equitable Assurance Company.[3] Tarbell again commissioned fine architecture at Garden City, a model suburb he later helped develop on Long Island.[4]
