Marathon Motel

Marathon, TX, 79842 US / TX

030-10092519

US/TX

Location Description

The Marathon Motel is located on Hwy 90, half a mile west of the community of Marathon, Texas. Marathon is one of a handful of communities located in an area of Southwest Texas known as the Big Bend region, and is considered the north "Gateway" to Big Bend National Park.The motel was established circa 1940 by a Mr. Hampton. Like so many small motels and motor-courts built during that period, they endured a variety of economic conditions, and owners. The 1960s brought the introduction of "chain" hotels and motels.

Location Category

Accommodations

General

Accommodations

Motels

Houses

Interiors

Houses

Interiors

Landscapes

General

Landscapes

Mountains / Valleys

Public Art

General

Public Art

Fountains

Roads / Highways

General

Roads / Highways

Dirt Roads

Architecture Style

Frank Lloyd Wright

Other

Spanish / Mediterranean

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Address

City

Marathon

Zip/Postal Code

79842

State/County

TX

Area

701 US - 90

Country

US

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