Neill-Cochran Home

Marker installed: 1966

Greek-Revival architecture, typical of the South. Erected about 1853 for Washington L. Hill by Master Builder Abner Cook. The hand-cut limestone walls were cemented with a mortar containing pig bristles.

First Institute for the Blind in State of Texas, 1856. Hospital for Civil War Soldiers, 1865.

Hope in 1880 of Republic of Texas Patriot, Col. Andrew Neill, 1893-1913, Judge Thos. B. Cochran, Bar President, Masonic leader.

Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1966.

Greek Revival (architectural style) houses residential buildings design and construction

The state of Texas was once an independent country known as the Republic of Texas. It gained independence from Mexico in 1836 and was a separate nation until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.