Doan's Adobe House

Doan's Adobe House, in Wilbarger County, Texas near Odell, Texas, was built around 1880. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Built by Corwin F. Doan -- originally 17 by 27.5 feet (5.2 m × 8.4 m) in plan -- it is one of North Texas's few adobe buildings. It is the only surviving building of the frontier town of Doan's Crossing, on the Western Cattle Trail from central Texas to Dodge City, Kansas, which had a population of several hundred in 1885. It is located at a crossing of the Red River[2] on County Road 111N, and/or Ranch Road 924, East of Odell, off U.S. 283.

Doan's Adobe House
Nearest cityOdell, Texas
Coordinates34.343499°N 99.255840°W / 34.343499; -99.255840 (Doan's Adobe House)
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Builtc.1880
Built byCorwin F. Doan
NRHP reference No.79003023[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1979

The building is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. [3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. M.W. Brown; A.L. McAlester (July 28, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Doan's Adobe House" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved August 25, 2018. Includes three photos from 1977. Downloading may be slow.
  3. Klein, Stan; Commission, Texas Historical (1977-08-31). "[The Doan's Adobe House, (South elevation)]". The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
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