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X-WR-CALDESC:THF Vice President Debbie Cartwright has organized a presentat
 ion for recent grant recipients Neill-Cochran House Museum. The Museum was
  awarded funds to restore the former slave dwelling on Museum grounds to i
 ts original Antebellum appearance and function ahead of the forthcoming ex
 hibit\, Reckoning with the Past: The Untold Story of Race in Austin.  \n 
 \nThe Neill-Cochran House was designed by master builder Abner Cook and co
 mmissioned by Washington Hill\, relative to Texas’ prominent Lamar family.
  As construction progressed\, it became clear that Hill might see financia
 l ruin before the manor’s completion. By the time of its completion in 188
 6\, the Hill’s had little choice but to let the house to theTexas State As
 ylum for the Blind\, a newly established state-run school for the blind.\n
  \nThe school’s detailed recordkeeping and recent archeological analysis d
 etermined conclusively that the exterior structure served as slave quarter
 s\, establishing the Museum as home to the only intact slave dwelling in A
 ustin. Records further detailed the names of the enslaved\, their roles\, 
 the period of time spent at the school for the blind\, and even the amount
  of monthly “rent” owners charged for their labor.\n \nSuch detail capture
 s the day-to-day lives of the Slave Quarter’s inhabitants with a rare leve
 l of specificity that the Neill-Cochran House Museum hopes to provide visi
 tors of Reckoning with the Past. The Fall 2023 exhibition seeks to draw a 
 through-line from black experience in Austin through the city’s many itera
 tions\, using the House as a point of entry to explore the lives of its in
 habitants from the Civil War and reconstruction to modern-day gentrificati
 on and civil rights struggles in the Texas capitol. The insights gained in
  the curation of Reckoning with the Past will be integrated into all areas
  of Museum programming\, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in lesser
 -known aspects of Texas history and confront its present day implications.
 \n\nThe presentation will take place at 2 p.m.\, Wednesday\, December 7 at
  the Neill-Cochran in Austin. NCHM Development Director Ann Fleming will b
 e present\, along with board members and staff from both organizations. \n
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DESCRIPTION:THF Vice President Debbie Cartwright has organized a presentati
 on for recent grant recipients Neill-Cochran House Museum. The Museum was 
 awarded funds to restore the former slave dwelling on Museum grounds to it
 s original Antebellum appearance and function ahead of the forthcoming exh
 ibit\, Reckoning with the Past: The Untold Story of Race in Austin.  \n \n
 The Neill-Cochran House was designed by master builder Abner Cook and comm
 issioned by Washington Hill\, relative to Texas’ prominent Lamar family. A
 s construction progressed\, it became clear that Hill might see financial 
 ruin before the manor’s completion. By the time of its completion in 1886\
 , the Hill’s had little choice but to let the house to theTexas State Asyl
 um for the Blind\, a newly established state-run school for the blind.\n 
 \nThe school’s detailed recordkeeping and recent archeological analysis de
 termined conclusively that the exterior structure served as slave quarters
 \, establishing the Museum as home to the only intact slave dwelling in Au
 stin. Records further detailed the names of the enslaved\, their roles\, t
 he period of time spent at the school for the blind\, and even the amount 
 of monthly “rent” owners charged for their labor.\n \nSuch detail captures
  the day-to-day lives of the Slave Quarter’s inhabitants with a rare level
  of specificity that the Neill-Cochran House Museum hopes to provide visit
 ors of Reckoning with the Past. The Fall 2023 exhibition seeks to draw a t
 hrough-line from black experience in Austin through the city’s many iterat
 ions\, using the House as a point of entry to explore the lives of its inh
 abitants from the Civil War and reconstruction to modern-day gentrificatio
 n and civil rights struggles in the Texas capitol. The insights gained in 
 the curation of Reckoning with the Past will be integrated into all areas 
 of Museum programming\, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in lesser-
 known aspects of Texas history and confront its present day implications.
 \n\nThe presentation will take place at 2 p.m.\, Wednesday\, December 7 at
  the Neill-Cochran in Austin. NCHM Development Director Ann Fleming will b
 e present\, along with board members and staff from both organizations. \n
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LOCATION:Neill-Cochran House Museum | 2310 San Gabriel St.\, Austin | Dec. 
 7\, 2 p.m
SUMMARY:THF Grant Presentation: Neill-Cochran House Museum
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