Dibrell Houses

Dibrell Houses

Here are some of the houses that were owned by the Dibrells or their descendants. Many are still standing.

ARKANSAS - Little Rock
	THE DIBRELL HOUSE at 1400 Spring Street "The Gadget House" In 1892, Dr. J.A. Dibrell bought a house still under construction that is now known as the Dibrell House. Dr. Dibrell equipped it with all the modern conveniences of the period. The house had electric and gas lighting, an electric doorbell and a burglar alarm. There is a system of speaking tubes that functions as a modern-day intercom system. A heating system also warmed every room in the house, an unusual convenience for that time. In fact, Dr. Dibrell was so caught up in the booming machine age that not one original feature was handmade-it was all mass-produced by machines. The Dibrell House has been carefully preserved and is a stunning example of both late-Nineteenth Century architecture and function. [The Quapaw Quarter Association]

ARKANSAS - Little Rock

THE DIBRELL HOUSE at 1400 Spring Street
"The Gadget House" In 1892, Dr. J.A. Dibrell bought a house still under construction that is now known as the Dibrell House. Dr. Dibrell equipped it with all the modern conveniences of the period. The house had electric and gas lighting, an electric doorbell and a burglar alarm. There is a system of speaking tubes that functions as a modern-day intercom system. A heating system also warmed every room in the house, an unusual convenience for that time. In fact, Dr. Dibrell was so caught up in the booming machine age that not one original feature was handmade-it was all mass-produced by machines. The Dibrell House has been carefully preserved and is a stunning example of both late-Nineteenth Century architecture and function. [The Quapaw Quarter Association]

OKLAHOMA - Erin Springs, Garvey County
	The Lindsay Historical Society's MURRAY-LINDSAY MANSION During the 1870's and 1880's enterprising mixed-blood Indians and intermarried whites carved extensive ranches from Indian lands in the Chickasaw Nation. Two of these pioneers - Frank and Alzira Murray - constructed a massive Mansion in the center of their empire. . . . . The principal building material was obtained from a nearby quarry, and the mason was John Coyle, a Scotsman. Lumber was hauled from Gainesville, Texas, and walls and partitions in the downstairs level were eighteen inches thick and solid rock. The original building was a two-story square design, with full basement and attic. A wooden veranda extended across the front facade. When finished, it was the largest and most ornate house in the western Chickasaw Nation, containing 15 rooms, 2 baths and 4 fireplaces. [Erin Springs, Garvin County, OK GenWeb]

OKLAHOMA - Erin Springs, Garvey County

The Lindsay Historical Society's MURRAY-LINDSAY MANSION
During the 1870's and 1880's enterprising mixed-blood Indians and intermarried whites carved extensive ranches from Indian lands in the Chickasaw Nation. Two of these pioneers - Frank and Alzira Murray - constructed a massive Mansion in the center of their empire. . . . . The principal building material was obtained from a nearby quarry, and the mason was John Coyle, a Scotsman. Lumber was hauled from Gainesville, Texas, and walls and partitions in the downstairs level were eighteen inches thick and solid rock. The original building was a two-story square design, with full basement and attic. A wooden veranda extended across the front facade. When finished, it was the largest and most ornate house in the western Chickasaw Nation, containing 15 rooms, 2 baths and 4 fireplaces. [Erin Springs, Garvin County, OK GenWeb]

TEXAS - Seguin, Guadalupe County
	DOWNTOWN SEGUIN, 1900 Looking north from the Courthouse balcony in Downtown Seguin, 1900: In the foreground, from right to left, are the Hey, Fritz, and Krezdorn buildings which survived the 1907 fire. They are still in operation today. In the background to the right is the Dibrell Victorian Home where today's City Hall stands (see enlargement to the right). The large structure to its left was built by Henry Troell in 1898 and has served as the Blumberg Store, Kempen-Stein Opera House, Baenziger's Red and White Store, and is The Seguin Heritage Museum. (Leon Studio) [E. John Gesick, Jr., "Under the Live Oak Tree"]