Historical MarkerJ. Frank Dobie House
Austin · Travis County · Dedicated 1991 · THC Atlas #5507014242
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Built in 1925, this house was occupied by eminent Texas author, educator, and folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1868-1964) and his wife Bertha from 1926 until their deaths. Dobie, who taught a popular course at the University of Texas on the life and literature of the Southwest, wrote many of his books here, and often mentioned his home “on Waller Creek” in the books’ prefaces. Among the friends who visited here were Carl Sandberg, Walter P. Webb, and Roy Bedichek. Exhibiting elements of the Colonial Revival style, the house includes a distinctive chimney on the front façade. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark -- 1991
About this site
J. Frank Dobie House is a historical marker in Austin, Travis County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 336 historical markers documented in Travis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 641 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.2894, -97.7325 near Austin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Site of Texas Wesleyan College (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Worrell-Ettlinger House, Rather House, and Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014242. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
