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Trustee Emeritus Award for Excellence in the Stewardship of Historic Sites
In November 2000,
the National Trust for Historic Preservation presented this prestigious
award to The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America "for
acquiring, restoring, and interpreting a collection of historic properties
that offer invaluable opportunities to experience the rich variety of
America's heritage."
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NSCDA in Texas Museum Property |
NEILL-COCHRAN HOUSE MUSEUM
(1855)
Address:
2310 San Gabriel,
Austin, TX 78705
Telephone:
(512) 478-2335 and fax:
(512) 478-1865
Open:
Tuesday through
Saturday:
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed:
Easter,
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.
Directions:
From I-35. Exit Martin Luther King
Blvd., go west 1.2 miles to San Gabriel and turn right..
Web site: http://www.neill-cochranmuseum.org
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The House was finished in 1855 by
Washington L. Hill on 17.5 acres designated in the original survey of Austin. Abner Cook, the master builder,
constructed many Greek Revival Residences in Austin, including the
Governor's Mansion. The Neill-Cochran House is built of native
limestone with two-story Doric columns across the wide front
veranda. Because of the
family's financial difficulties, Mr. and Mrs. Hill never lived in
the house. The house was leased to the Texas Asylum for the Blind
(the state's first blind school), a lieutenant governor, a former
governor, and the U.S. Army.
After the War Between the States, the house was used as an army
hospital.
In 1876, Colonel Andrew Neill purchased
the house. His family lived there until 1893, when Judge T. B. Cochran acquired the property. His family
owned the house
until 1958 when it was sold to NSCDA Texas.
The Neill-Cochran House Museum opened to the
public in 1962, having been furnished by the Texas Society. The Centennial
Garden was established in 1998 to mark the 100th birthday of NSCDA in Texas. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Texas Historical Commission
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