Photograph of a side view of the Nelson Merrell house, taken facing northeast. Both the double porches on the front side of the two-story home and the single back porch at the rear of the house can be seen in photo, as well as one of the home's two chimneys. The building sits in a grassy lawn surrounded by bare trees, with one tree seen prominently to the left, partially blocking view of the building.
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Photograph of a side view of the Nelson Merrell house, taken facing northeast. Both the double porches on the front side of the two-story home and the single back porch at the rear of the house can be seen in photo, as well as one of the home's two chimneys. The building sits in a grassy lawn surrounded by bare trees, with one tree seen prominently to the left, partially blocking view of the building.
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1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm.
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"Capt. Nelson Merrell or Merrill was one of Round Rock's earliest settlers. In 1870, he hired French stonemason Antria Smith to build a family home for $1600 in what is now east Round Rock. In 1970, the house was listed in the the National Register of Historic Places."
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