{"nrhp_refnum":"70000777","name":"Inn at Brushy Creek","other_names":["Cole House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"Taylor Exit off U.S. 79, off I-35","address_restricted":false,"city":"Old Round Rock","county":"Williamson County","state":"TX","lat":30.51545135600003,"lon":-97.68972877099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-10-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story coursed cut limestone residence, known as the Cole House and now the Inn at Brushy Creek, in Old Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, built sometime between 1853 and 1863, probably by a Mr. Oatts.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the building as a fine, typical one-story cut stone early Texas residence with a wide front gallery. Its unusual square posts with molded panels may be original. It also stands on land once owned by J.M. Harrell, in an area linked to Brushy Creek's long history, including the outlaw Sam Bass.","narrative":"Built of coursed cut limestone sometime between 1853 and 1863, this one-story house near Brushy Creek in Old Round Rock, Texas, is known as the Cole House and today operates as the Inn at Brushy Creek. It has a channeled tin gable roof, two end chimneys, six-over-six double-hung windows and a flat-roofed three-bay front gallery. The gallery's square posts with molded panels, capitals and impost blocks may belong to the original building. The land was once part of a league owned by J.M. Harrell, who sold it in 1853 to a Mr. Oatts. Deed records show Oatts sold the property with a stone house and fence in 1863, and the house changed hands more than fifteen times afterward. It was judged a fine, typical early Texas cut stone residence with a wide front gallery. Restored as a restaurant, it gained a rear kitchen about 1952 and a small apartment in 1969, and remains in excellent condition.","period_of_significance":"19th Century; specific date between 1853 and 1863","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Texas residence with wide front gallery (cut limestone)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Restored for use as a restaurant; in excellent condition, with a kitchen added about 1952 and a one-room efficiency apartment added in 1969.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.129845-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/84/9739/40973984/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/70000777.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000777/0925fcc8cc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000777/0925fcc8cc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Larry D. Moore","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inn_brushy_creek_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Larry D. Moore</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Inn_brushy_creek_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973984","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002609"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/williamson-county/inn-at-brushy-creek-70000777/"}