Details for J. Frank Dobie House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014242
Data
| Marker Number | 14242 |
| Atlas Number | 5507014242 |
| Marker Title | J. Frank Dobie House |
| Index Entry | Dobie, J. Frank, House |
| Address | 702 E. 26th |
| City | Austin |
| County | Travis |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | educational topics; houses, residential buildings; writers and poets |
| Marker Year | 1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | RTHL medallion and plate |
| Marker Text | 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 |