On Houston Street (Business U.S. 59) at Guadalupe Street, on the right when traveling east on Houston Street.
Noted folklorist James Frank Dobie was born at the old Dobie Ranch near Lagarto in Live Oak County on September 26, 1888. Dobie was the eldest of six children born to Richard J. and Ella (Byler) Dobie and a descendant of ranchers and cattlemen. At . . . — — Map (db m132237) HM
On East Dean Keeton Street at Park Place, on the right when traveling west on East Dean Keeton Street.
Built in 1925, this house was occupied by eminent Texas author, educator, and folklorist J. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) and his wife Bertha from 1926 until their deaths. Dobie, who taught a popular course at the University of Texas on the life and . . . — — Map (db m25851) HM