J. Frank Dobie House

Coordinates: 30°17′21″N 97°43′56″W / 30.28917°N 97.73222°W / 30.28917; -97.73222
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J. Frank Dobie House
J. Frank Dobie House is located in Texas
J. Frank Dobie House
Location702 E. Dean Keeton,
Austin, Texas, USA
Coordinates30°17′21″N 97°43′56″W / 30.28917°N 97.73222°W / 30.28917; -97.73222
Built1926
NRHP reference No.91000575
RTHL No.14242
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1991
Designated RTHL1991

The J. Frank Dobie House is a historic house in Austin, Texas built in the Colonial Revival style in 1925–26. The house was bought by J. Frank Dobie in 1926, and it contained the library and office where he did much of his writing.[1] Until his death in 1964, Dobie used the house for informal entertaining with colleagues and students. It was acquired by the University of Texas at Austin in 1995, and currently houses the Michener Center for Writers.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "J. Frank Dobie House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  2. ^ "J. Frank Dobie House". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved October 15, 2010.