117 E. 7th St., Austin, Texas. County/parish: Travis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 25, 1969. NRIS 69000212.
1 contributing building.
The Driskill, a Romanesque-style building completed in 1886, is the oldest operating hotel in Austin, Texas, United States, and one of the best-known hotels in Texas generally. The Driskill was conceived and built by Col. Jesse Driskill, a cattleman who spent his fortune constructing "the finest hotel south of St. Louis".
The Driskill has been operated by Hyatt Hotels Corporation since 2013. The hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 1969.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40973601