THE PRINCE HILL LODGE IN Dabney Hill is currently undergoing Phase 1 of its restoration project, spearheaded by Gloria Smith. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
THIS TEXAS HISTORICAL Commission marker on County Road 267 recognizes the Dabney Hill community and the lodge for its historical significance. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
THE RESTORATION PROJECT AT Dabney Hill aims to preserve the history and heritage of the building while also reinforcing it and, in the future, repurposing it into a community center once more. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
PRESERVATION TEXAS provided this sign, which sits at the entrance to the church and lodge, and explains the ongoing restoration project. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
JUST ACROSS THE ROAD from the lodge and church, this sign commemorates the Jones School Building that was part of the Dabney Hill community. Tribune photo by Sabine Lazo
On an unassuming plot of land in Snook, nestled amongst trees, stands a two-story wooden building.
Although it might look fragile from the outside, this historic building is anything but -- the Dabney Hill lodge itself has withstood hurricanes, hailstorms and the ravages of time for over a century.
Now, thanks to Gloria Smith and a team of architects, engineers and archeologists, its receiving the r…
