Historical Marker

J. Frank Dobie House

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.