Goodall Wooten House, Classical Revival mansion in Austin, Texas, United States

The Goodall Wooten House is a three-story Classical Revival mansion with a basement, built of brick and stone on Rio Grande Street. Its 1910 renovation added a west wing, merged the lower sitting room into a library, added a bedroom and replaced the plain hip roof with dormers. Inside were an entry foyer, music room, dining room, four second-floor bedrooms and a room for Wooten's gun collection.

Local physician Goodall H. Wooten and his wife Ella constructed the residence between 1898 and 1900, with major expansions completed in 1910. The building's growth reflects the rising status and needs of an ambitious family in Austin during the early 20th century.

The house is named for Goodall H. Wooten, not Ella, and has carried several names since the family sold it in 1944: Lads House, Wooten Dormitory and Wooten Hall as a student residence, then the Faulkner Parkside Lodge and Austin Recovery Center. Since 2013 it trades as Hotel Ella, and the 1910 Neiman-Marcus interiors were the Dallas firm's first Austin commission.

The building sits on Rio Grande Street and now operates as a hotel, allowing visitors to experience a restored historic structure from within. Access to the architecture and historic rooms can be enjoyed during a stay or sometimes through guided tours.

From 1979 to 1999, the former residential building served as a rehabilitation center for people seeking treatment for substance dependency. This repurposing represents an intriguing chapter in the building's more complex history beyond its days as a family home.