Details for Lovell-Dobbs House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5049003141
Data
| Marker Number | 3141 |
| Atlas Number | 5049003141 |
| Marker Title | Lovell-Dobbs House |
| Index Entry | Lovell-Dobbs House |
| Address | 212 N. Broadway St. |
| City | Brownwood |
| County | Brown |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 501795 |
| UTM Northing | 3509805 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; educational topics; design and construction |
| Marker Year | 1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Brown County Museum of History, on exhibit inside the building. The 1889 home (at 1306 Cottage St.) burned and the marker was moved here. |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Tom Lovell (1852-1911), a native of Scotland, constructed this home for his family about 1889. A contractor, he also built various public structures, including the state capitol in Arizona, several central Texas courthouses, and the local St. John's Episcopal Church building. The Rev. Charles Holt Dobbs (d. 1920) purchased the two-story residence in 1902. He and his wife Elizabeth (1837-1921) served the rural area around Brownwood as traveling teachers and Presbyterian missionaries. Their daughters Anna and Bess later operated a kindergarten here for over thirty years. (1980) |