Cornick Bungalows

The Handbook of Texas says public outcry over a site near the Concho River led Cornick to build outside the city limits, near his home. Only early cases were admitted, with medical records, proof they could pay and a promise to follow the regimen. Each patient spent ninety days in a screened, south-facing bungalow, took meals in a dining hall, shared a bathhouse and could not leave the grounds. Days brought a medical visit, fresh air, rest and lectures on hygiene. Cornick began selling the bungalows in 1928 as age and infirmity overtook him.

What the plaque says

In 1907 Dr. Boyd Cornick built 30 cottages here as part of his pioneer efforts in treatment of tuberculosis. Having previously recovered from the often-fatal disease, Cornick found that rest, a dry, warm, climate, and proper diet were an effective cure. These new methods replaced common treatments of the day, including hot cane juice, honey with wine, and arsenic. Patients came here from all over the U.S. About 1910 Cornick drew up Texas' first sanitary code and later influenced the building of the first State Tuberculosis Sanitarium at Carlsbad, Texas. (1968)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Miss Hattie's Bordello Museum — 1.2 mi
  The upstairs rooms on Concho Avenue where a brothel ran from 1902 until the Texas Rangers closed it in 1952, shown on short guided tours with most of the furnishings original.
• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts — 1.4 mi
  A free art museum on the Concho beside Fort Concho, founded in the fort's 1868 quartermaster building and known nationally for its biennial ceramics competition.
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark — 1.6 mi
  The stone post at the forks of the Concho, headquarters of the Tenth Cavalry from 1875 to 1882, saved by a woman with a museum and now a city-run landmark of 23 original buildings.
• Concho River Walk — 1.7 mi
  Four miles of lit trails along the North Concho through downtown San Angelo, rebuilt after voters taxed themselves in 2004, with gardens, sculpture, a river stage and stocked trout.

More markers nearby

• First Baptist Church of San Angelo — 0.9 mi
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 1.0 mi
• First Presbyterian Church — 1.0 mi
• First United Methodist Church of San Angelo — 1.0 mi