The Dames AlcoveThe Neill-Cochran House Museum is owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Texas (NSCDA-TX). This alcove is dedicated to the organization and its history. The NSCDA nationally incorporated in 1892 with a tripartite mission in historic preservation, education, and patriotic service. The NSCDA-TX was founded six years later, in 1898. The story of the Neill-Cochran House intersects with the Texas Society in 1958 with the organization's purchase of the property from Frankie Cochran Hill, daughter of Thomas and Bessie Cochran and a member of the NSCDA-TX. The Dames opened the house as a Museum in 1960 and today the organization continues to oversee the property and Museum's preservation, maintenance, and educational programming.
