Neill-Cochran House Museum in Austin, Travis County, United States | Museum

Welcome to the Neill-Cochran House Museum, Austin, Texas, United States. The Neill-Cochran House is considered to be one of Austin's three most important historic residences. Built in 1855 as a suburban estate, this impressive Greek Revival house has survived war, neglect, and the immense growth of the University of Texas area and the capital city.
Today, the NCHM is owned by the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of Texas and is open to the public for guided tours from 2:00 to 5:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.
Classic Doric columns characteristic of the Greek Revival style convey a sense of urban sophistication on the porch of the 1855 Neill-Cochran House Museum. Yet in the mid-19th century, this site was over two miles from Austin, a young city of around 1,000 inhabitants.
Austin had become the state capital in 1845 by a constitutional decree that required a statewide vote in five years to reaffirm its status. Following the election of 1850, the State of Texas began planning and building permanent government buildings, and by 1853 was in the midst of its first boom.