Peck Memorial Library

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Peck Memorial Library
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Location 28 E. Main St., Marathon, New York
Coordinates 42°26′28″N76°2′0″W / 42.44111°N 76.03333°W / 42.44111; -76.03333 Coordinates: 42°26′28″N76°2′0″W / 42.44111°N 76.03333°W / 42.44111; -76.03333
Area less than one acre
Built 1895
Architect Howe, Miles F.; Ville, Lewis G.
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 92000557 [1]
Added to NRHP May 19, 1992

Peck Memorial Library is a historic library building located at Marathon in Cortland County, New York. It is a 2 12-story brick structure constructed in 1894–1895. It is eclectic in style and typical of Late Victorian architecture. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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