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Built 1883 by a Confederate veteran and pioneer doctor, J. C. Cornelius. Materials came by mule train from railroad at Colorado City. Handmade cabinets, front entrance hall, the 2 fireplaces remain as originally built. Since 1894 owned by family of a former Tennessee schoolteacher, A. C. Dodson. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965
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