A big round of applause sounded from those who lined the 300 block of East Main Street, Titusville, PA to witness a piece of history unfold as contractors worked, using a ITC Crane Link-Belt HTC-8650 Series II hydraulic truck crane to place the new cupola on top of the historic Tarbell House, Friday morning.
Some of the residents viewing the scene from across the street, were in awe as they watched the 50-ton telescopic crane lift the cupola off the front lawn and suspend it in mid air until it was placed on the building.
The Tarbell House, childhood home of famous journalist, Ida Tarbell, was built in 1870 by Franklin S. Tarbell, using materials salvaged from Bonta House, a grand hotel in Pithole. The home was a three-story balloon-framed Italianate structure.
