Neill–Cochran House
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Neill–Cochran House Museum | |
 The Neill–Cochran House Museum in 2007 | |
| Location | 2310 San Gabriel Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Coordinates | 30°17′14″N 97°44′53″W / 30.28722°N 97.74806°W |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Abner Cook |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000768 |
| RTHL No. | 15134 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1970 |
| Designated RTHL | 1966 |
The Neill–Cochran House Museum is a historic home in north-central
History
The house was built on 17.5 acres (71,000 m2) northwest of town for Washington and Mary Hill, although they never occupied it. In 1856, it was leased to the Texas Institute for the Blind, currently known as the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, to serve as its first home until Abner Cook finished the school's campus across town.[1]
Subsequently, the House was leased by Lt. Governor
In 1876, the home was sold to Colonel Andrew Neill, a Confederate veteran. Neill lived there with his wife Jennie Chapman Neill, who stayed on after Neill's death and in 1893 rented the home to Judge Thomas Beauford Cochran.
Cochran purchased the home outright in 1895 for his family and expanded and modernized the home. In 1958, the Cochran family sold the property to
In 2007, White Rabbit Adventure Games published a walk-through computer adventure game based on the Neill–Cochran House. The game, "Sterling's Gift", features a fictional story based on published memoirs and diaries that helps the player solve a 150-year-old mystery involving George Custer's wife Libbie. Royalties from the sale of this unique game go to the Neill–Cochran House Museum.
Gallery
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Neill–Cochran House Museum atrium -
Neill–Cochran House Museum bedroom
References
- ^ "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY – NOMINATION FORM (74002091)" (PDF). National Park Service. August 13, 1974. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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