Gage Hotel

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

From the record

One of 14 National Register listings published here for Brewster County · listed in 2020 · category: Building.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
Address. 102 NW 1st St. (US 90 West), Marathon, 79842
When was it listed? December 2020
Category. building
Census division. Marathon
National Register reference number. 100005910 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.

Fires near this property

3 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Gage Hotel between 2008 and 2009, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	1
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
18 March 2008	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named
4 January 2009	Debris and open burning	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	GARCIA-GONZALES
28 January 2008	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named

Every fire recorded in Brewster County

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gage Hotel: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Clark Prospect	Manganese	Occurrence	Iron
	Marathon Plant	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer

Every working recorded in Brewster County

Storms near this property

60 of 105 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marathon, the town this property stands in, in 105 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 69 hail, 16 flash flood, 15 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
April 2010	Hail	Marathon	$150,000	Several windows, roofs and other structural items were damaged at the Gage Hotel in Marathon, TX.
June 2012	Hail	Marathon	$122,000	A thunderstorm moved over Brewster County and produced golfball hail in Marathon. Windows were broken and vehicles were dented from the hail. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 1998	Hail	Marathon	$100,000	This small, but intense storm formed on an outflow boundary from storms to the north in Pecos County. The storm built right over the town of Marathon then slow moved to the southeast and weakened.
June 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$45,000	Severe thunderstorm winds resulted in the downing of three power poles, and the roofs being blown off of three trailer houses.
April 2003	Flash Flood	Marathon	$20,000	Local authorities reported minor damage to a few houses from flash flooding.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$10,000	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced wind damage near Marathon. At least four power poles were snapped off just above the ground along US 90. There was a transformer fire. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$6,000	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced wind damage in Marathon. There was structural damage with a roof off on the west side of town. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$5,000	A porch was blown off a rural residence near U.S. Highway 90 in northeastern Brewster County. Large hail up to the size of nickels accompanied the damaging wind gusts.
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$5,000	Three utility poles were knocked down by thunderstorm outflow winds. Power company officials estimated the wind to have been near 100 mph since the poles were a higher grade than most utility poles. Power was knocked out to customers over a vast area in parts of Brewster County.
June 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	$2,000	The local law enforcement reported power lines down at the border patrol checkpoint.
May 2003	Hail	Marathon	$1,000	Trained storm spotters reported very large hail along Highway 385 south of Marathon. Stones ranging in size from quarters to tennis balls were reported. No significant damage was reported. Hail accumulated over one foot deep and persisted in drifts beyond 2015 CST.
May 2025	Hail	Marathon	-	A storm chaser reported half dollar-size hail on US 90 west of Marathon. The time of occurrence was estimated by radar.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A CoCoRAHS observer reports flash flooding in Marathon. The duration of flash flooding is an estimation.
June 2025	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	The local fire department reported 2 to 3 feet of water over Avenue B and other local roads across the western half of Marathon. The duration of flash flooding is an estimation.
June 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	The Mesonet station UR285 4.4 E Marathon measured at 61 mph wind gust. The total time of occurrence is estimated.
May 2024	Hail	Marathon	-	CoCoRaHs observer reports the largest hail of quarter size.
May 2024	Hail	Marathon	-	Accumulating quarter-size hail was reported on the west side of Marathon.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A spotter reported 4 inches of flowing water over portions of US Highway 385 northeast of Marathon.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	This wind gust was likely caused by an outflow boundary ahead of severe thunderstorms to the north.
June 2024	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	This was a report shared via mPing. The same person also shared pictures of several inches of standing and flowing water at this location.
May 2021	Tornado (EFU)	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm produced a tornado 13 miles south southwest of Marathon. The tornado lasted approximately five minutes. It occurred on private land in an open field and no damage was reported. It was rated as an EF-U.
June 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
June 2019	Thunderstorm Wind	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced a 60 mph wind gust five miles south of Marathon.
April 2016	Heavy Rain	Marathon	-	Very heavy rainfall along with half inch hail fell near Marathon as a thunderstorm moved across Brewster County.
May 2016	Heavy Rain	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced heavy rain and minor flooding on Highway 385 in Marathon.
May 2016	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced flash flooding south of Marathon. Highway 385 was impassable south of Marathon. No damage was reported.
April 2013	Hail	Marathon	-	A severe thunderstorm developed in Brewster County and produced quarter sized hail in Marathon.
April 2013	Hail	Marathon	-	A severe thunderstorm developed over Brewster County and moved south of Marathon producing nickel size hail. Hail was located over highway 385 and covered the ground.
May 2013	Hail	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved over Brewster County and produced golfball sized hail sixteen miles south of Marathon.
April 2013	Hail	Marathon	-	A severe thunderstorm developed 29 miles east of Marathon and produced quarter sized hail.
September 2012	Hail	Marathon	-	A thunderstorm moved over Brewster County and produced eight inches to one foot of marble to penny sized hail.
May 2009	Hail	Marathon	-	The hail covered the road and was about 2 inches deep.
March 2007	Hail	Marathon	-	Penny to nickel size hail fell in Marathon.
July 2007	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A trained spotter reported water up to one and a half feet on local roads.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	The Brewster County Sheriff's Office reported that a foot and a half of water was flowing over U.S. Highway 90 in Marathon. They also reported very heavy rain with visibility below 10 feet.
August 2006	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A rancher reported that flash flooding occurred along the Pecos/Brewster county line near where National Weather Service radar estimates indicated at least two inches of rain had fallen.
May 2005	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	Very heavy rainfall associated with the severe storm over Marathon resulted in street flooding of many city streets. Motorists traveling along U.S. Highway 385 between Fort Stockton and Marathon reported intermittent flash flooding along that route in northern Brewster County. The Texas Department of Transportation was dispatched to barricade portions of the highway.
June 2005	Hail	Marathon	-	Golfball size hail was reported along U.S. Highway 385 northeast of Marathon.
June 2005	Tornado (F0)	Marathon	-	Two ranchers in southern Pecos and northern Brewster Counties independently observed a tornado along the Pecos and Brewster County line. The tornado remained in open rangeland and caused no damage.
June 2005	Tornado (F0)	Marathon	-	A rancher discovered tornado damage on his property in far northeastern Brewster County, just north of U.S. Highway 90. A relatively long and narrow swath of tornadic winds were evident in several groves of trees on the Longfellow Ranch. A stand of oak trees, many four inches in diameter, were snapped at the lower portions of the trunk. No damage to man made structures occurred as a result of the tornado.
June 2005	Hail	Marathon	-	Nickel size hail was accompanied by damaging thunderstorm winds along U.S. Highway 90 in northeastern Brewster County.
May 2005	Hail	Marathon	-	Reports of large hail were received as an isolated severe thunderstorm tracked along U.S. Highway 90 near Marathon. Initial reports indicated golfball size hail west of town. Nickel size hail was reported as the storm moved over Marathon.
May 2005	Hail	Marathon	-	Quarter size hail was reported in Marathon.
June 2004	Hail	Marathon	-	Severe multicell thunderstorms affected the Marathon area on the afternoon of the 8th. The U.S. Border Patrol reported three quarter inch hail at the check point south of Marathon on U.S. Highway 385.
June 2004	Hail	Marathon	-	Penny size hail was reported in Marathon.
June 2004	Hail	Marathon	-	A second severe thunderstorm affected Marathon, and produced penny size hail in the city. This storm continued to produce large hail as it moved to the east. A motorist traveling along U.S. Highway 90 encountered nickel size hail east of Marathon.
October 2004	Hail	Marathon	-	A local radio station relayed reports of golfball size hail along U.S. Highway 90 east of Marathon.
October 2004	Hail	Marathon	-	Penny size hail was reported in Marathon.
April 2003	Hail	Marathon	-	A member of the general public returning home around midnight CST reported penny hail covering the ground some five hours after the severe thunderstorm moved over the area.
May 2003	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	Flash flooding resulted in high water over Highway 385.
May 2003	Hail	Marathon	-	Trained storm spotters reported quarter size hail along Highway 118 near the Altuda community.
May 2003	Hail	Marathon	-	Reported on Highway 385.
July 2003	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	Flash flooding resulted in high water covering Highway 385 south of Marathon.
October 2003	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	U.S. Highway 90 was inundated by high water.
June 2002	Hail	Marathon	-	Dime to golfball size hail was reported by the public.
July 2002	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	Flooding was reported along Highway 90 between Marathon and Altuda.
October 2000	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	Significant street flooding was reported in Marathon.
April 1999	Hail	Marathon	-	A multicell severe storm that formed in central Brewster County. The storm slowly declined as it moved away to the northeast.
June 1997	Hail	Marathon	-	Half dollar size hail was reported at a ranch.
May 1997	Flash Flood	Marathon	-	A moist upslope flow into the mountains of southwest Texas developed thunderstorms in the afternoon that persisted into the evening. A slow-moving cluster of storms in the Marathon area rained 2-3 inches over the town and caused flooding. Water was up to one foot deep in some locations.

Every storm recorded in Brewster County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 100005910 in Record Group 79.
Brewster County	All 14 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.