Keystone Hotel (Lampasas, Texas)

The Keystone Hotel building is in Lampasas, Texas which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

In rear was the grave of boy killed by Indians; also bell tower, house for employees.

Recorded Texas historic landmark, 1965.The Star Hotel was originally constructed in 1856 and was owned and run by J.L.N.

The building remained unoccupied until December 2017 when it was purchased by Austin resident, Andrew Fish.

The wing was connected to the original structure by an outside stone staircase that was later enclosed, the stairwell walls plastered and a ceiling added.

A stone located on the front of the building to the right of the 1856 section is engraved with 1931 and the name of Mr. Key who purchased the hotel in 1926.

The 1931 wing has been converted into a ballroom with a balcony overlooking the dance floor and a catwalk down the South side.

[1] A compilation of the historical records by Mike Cox was published in the Polk County Enterprise on September 1, 2013.

[2] The grave of the boy killed by Indians, referenced in the historical marker, is no longer present.

Stockman was witness to about fifteen Indians driving a herd of horses nearer to Gracy.

When the Indians noticed the boy, Stockman reports that they quickly surrounded him, tore off his clothes and scalped him.

After the Lampasas Oak Hill Cemetery opened, Gracy's body was exhumed and reburied there by his parents.

On his tombstone, in addition to his name, birthday and date of death, is this text – "killed & skelped by Indians."