Other railroad buildings have been added, among them a depot and three brightly painted cabooses setting on actual rails which have also been modified to serve as guest accommodations.

The transformation continues whenever additional authentic old railroad structures are occasionally found, renovated and added to the resort.

[3] Framed newspapers hanging around the hotel show events on that date including the cross-country trip by U.S. President William McKinley, who toured Austin by train on May 3, 1901.

The hotel had eleven rooms with expansion capability for additional guests by placing hammocks on the wide porches.

The hotel was in the center of a campground known as Campa Pajama that stretched down to Crescent Lake, formed by a 1,000 foot lock across the Colorado River.

[7] Further Antlers-associated items are a water tower foundation, a pump house, and a cistern which are contributing structures.

The final listed element, in the field in front of the hotel, which is now the parking lot of the Grand Central Cafe and Club Car Bar, is the site of a large wooden pavilion used for dances and community gatherings,[8] designated a contributing site in the National Register listing.

[7] The Kingsland Depot, built c. 1892 was directly in front of the hotel between the main line and the sidetrack that still exist.

The hotel was a fashionable resort and on weekends the railroad ran an excursion train out from Austin for a $1.50 round trip fare.

In addition to the restored hotel, there are several renovated cabins, a depot, and three colored cabooses (formerly of the Norfolk and Western Railroad) which are also used as guest accommodations.

In 1993[citation needed] it was moved from the La Frontera[16] development in Williamson County by the owners of the hotel.