The Original Marietta House was built by Jonathan Russell in 1830 to accommodate weary stagecoach travelers along the Skaneateles/Hamilton Turnpike (Rt. 174).

A popular destination for travelers seeking a meal and overnight lodging for themselves and their horses, Marietta House remained an Inn until destroyed by fire in 1934. With the hamlet of Marietta still in need of a public house, Don & Ethel Dillon purchased the still standing horse barn and three acres from then owner, Thomas Shea, for $25. The Dillons hired local carpenter, Ed Theater, to convert the horse barn into a restaurant with living quarters and the first legal beverage was served in "Dillons" June of 1935. Don Dillon passed away in 1957 and Ethel operated the business until it was purchased by Tom Donovan in May of 1969. After a large addition and many renovations were constructed in 1984, Tom Donovan reverted the name to Marietta House.

Boasting a décor of simple country elegance, scrumptious cuisine and a majestic gazebo surrounded by beautifully landscaped gardens. Stagecoaches now come in the form of stretch limousines transporting brides to the most accommodating reception and banquet facility in the area.