C. E. Dilworth House

Coke Emory Dilworth was born May 13, 1874, the son of G N Dilworth and Martha Ellen Huff Dilworth, both natives of Georgia. On March 25, 1896, Coke married Leonora Kokernot, born July 16, 1877, the daughter of L M and Hulda Kokernot. Coke and his brother, R S Dilworth, were very successful bankers.

Dilworth employed noted architect, J Riely Gordon, to design this Greek Revival style home and it was completed in 1912. The two-story house features a full length ell-shaped porch and a second story balcony. The entrance is a round portico with fluted Ionic columns matching those along the porch. The lower windows are arched, with arched shutters, and the floors are marble inlaid terrazzo and parquet. The house was constructed of tan brick and has a red-tile roof. The grounds featured a carriage house, terrace and a pond with a carved Italian stone fountain. The Greek Revival architecture is reminiscent of plantation estate homes between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

The house was purchased by the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation for Crippled Children in 1951 and served as apartments for the doctors and nursing staff. They made major interior modifications to the house, adding bathrooms and kitchen facilities to accommodate the hospital staff. It was purchased by a member of the Boothe family, and underwent renovations from 1959 to 1998. After a meticulous renovation in 2000, the mansion was restored to its original grandeur, and is currently operating as a bed and breakfast, and wedding venue.