Marathon br/Brewster County, Texas br/30 12.411' N 103 14.799' W br/br/br/Text: This brick hotel building, designed by the El Paso firm of Trost and Trost, was constructed in 1926-27 for Vermont native Alfred S. Gage. A cattleman, Gage founded the largest ranching operation in the Trans-Pecos, consisting of over 600 sections of land. After moving to San Antonio, where he became a successful besinessman and banker, the hotel served as his Marathon residence and as the headquarters for his local cattle and banking interests.