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This Colonial Revival style home was constructed in 1904 for Dr. Herbey A. Tarbell and his young family. Tarbell moved his medical practice to Watertown in 1890. He served as county physician and coroner, and briefly shared a drug store with his brother Oliver Tarbell. The house served for many years as a medical office, and was the Tarbel home until the death of Anna, Tarbell's wife. Colonial elements include symmetry in the facade, a hip roof, sidelights and a decorative pediment supported by slender columns which accentuate the front entrance.

Tarbell House

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Watertown was founded in 1879 as a rail terminus when the Chicago &amp; Northwestern Railroad reactivated part of a line it had constructed to Lake Kampeska. Despite the prominence of rivers and lakes in the area, the city was named after Watertown, New York, the hometown of brothers John E. Kemp and Oscar P. Kemp, two of the city's founders. The town's name was originally planned to be named Kampeska.During the 1880s, Watertown prospered as a transportation hub after the railroads had been extended farther west. Along with several other cities, Watertown had been a candidate as capital of the new state of South Dakota,[1] although it lost out to the more centrally located Pierre. The city's current newspaper, the Watertown Public Opinion, began publishing in 1887.In the mid-20th century, Interstate 29 was constructed through eastern South Dakota. The route included a slight bend to bring the interstate closer to Watertown. The interstate's construction has been a major economic benefit to the larger communities along its route, including Watertown.

This Colonial Revival style home was constructed in 1904 for Dr. Herbey A. Tarbell and his young family. Tarbell moved his medical practice to Watertown in 1890. He served as county physician and coroner, and briefly shared a drug store with his brother Oliver Tarbell. The house served for many years as a medical office, and was the Tarbel home until the death of Anna, Tarbell's wife. Colonial elements include symmetry in the facade, a hip roof, sidelights and a decorative pediment supported by slender columns which accentuate the front entrance.

Tarbell House

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