Architechtural in Round Rock, Texas

The railroad was the centerpiece of early Taylor commerce. In the 1870s, the I&GN depot was also used as the Union Station.

The original 1917 Murphy Hotel changed its name to Hotel Blazilmar for its new owners Howard Bland, A.J. Zilker and T.W. Marse. The hotel also served as the Greyhound Bus Station. In 1920, the St. Louis Browns wintered in Taylor and roomed at the hotel.

The Kemp Hotel, now known as Taylor Café, was built in 1877. This building is said to be one of Taylor’s oldest existing buildings, being one of the few structures to survive the fire of 1879.

The First National Bank was built in 1883 and is currently being restored. The exterior of the building was plaster, textured and raked with joints to resemble cut stone.

The Sturgis-Goldstein Department Store, now known as the McCrory Timmerman building, was built in 1888 and for many years housed McCrory’s Department Store.

The U.S. Post Office was built in 1929-1930 and was constructed in the style of Renaissance Revival.

The Threadgill building was built in 1893. In 1916 the building housed the telephone exchange and later the post office.

The First Christian Church was built in 1891 on land purchased in 1878 from the Texas Land Co. The original frame structure was replaced by a brick edifice, designed in the Gothic Revival style.

The current Howard Theatre originally opened on the west side of Main at 305 N. Main. The Rita Theater opened in 1925 where the Howard now resides.