Dobie Center

Dobie Center, named after J. Frank Dobie, is a formerly privately owned 27-story residence hall located on the University of Texas at Austin campus. On October 12, 2021, the University of Texas announced it was purchasing the center to provide additional school-owned housing near campus for its students.

Type: Building
Description: residence hall on the University of Texas Austin campus
Also known as: “Dobie Twenty21”
Address: 2025 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX 78705
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harry Ransom Center and Littlefield Fountain.

Harry Ransom Center

Museum

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The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from the Americas and Europe for the purpose of advancing the study of the arts and humanities. Harry Ransom Center is situated 350 feet north of Dobie Center.

Littlefield Fountain

Fountain

Photo: Redsully, Public domain.

Littlefield Fountain is a World War I memorial monument designed by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini on the main campus of the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, at the entrance to the university's South Mall. Littlefield Fountain is situated 580 feet east of Dobie Center.

Perry–Castañeda Library

Library

Photo: Zereshk, CC BY 2.5.

The Perry–Castañeda Library is the main central library of the University of Texas at Austin library system in Austin, Texas. PCL is located at 21st Street and Speedway in Austin, TX. Perry–Castañeda Library is situated 1,000 feet east of Dobie Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include UT and the Drag and Austin.

UT and the Drag

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The University of Texas and the Drag form a district of Austin. This article also covers the "West Campus" and "North University" neighborhoods.

Austin

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Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country.