Here the sibling rivalry between the Dilworth brothers comes to a conclusion, with banker C. E. surpassing his brother's R. S. Dilworth House ( SF12) with this grand, classical frame residence. The enormous two-story porch, which wraps around three sides of the two-story structure, is highlighted by a projecting semicircular columnar portico.
Gerald Moorhead et al., "C. E. Dilworth House", [Gonzales, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-SF17.
Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 193-193.
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