1824 | Jesse Lincoln Driskill born in Tennessee | 1857 | Jesse Driskill enters the cattle business | 1872 | Statewide Election permanently establishes Austin as the capital of Texas | 1884 | Driskill purchases lot at corner of Brazos and Pecan | Jan. 1887 | The Driskill hosts its first inaugural ball | Oct. 1887 | Colonel Driskill re-opens hotel under new management | May 1888 | New Driskill owner | 1893 | The Driskill traded for California ranch | 1895 | Major George R. Littlefield acquires the hotel | 1908 | The hotel stages its first "election watch" party | 1919 | Governor William P. Hobby's inaugural ball | Sept. 1934 | Lyndon B. Johnson meets future wife | 1950 | 6th Street entrance is closed | June 1969 | The Driskill rooms close for remodeling | 1970 | Save-the-Driskill community effort | Oct. 1973 | The Driskill is purchased by Braniff Hotels | 1983 | Lara Hotels sells The Driskill | 1990 | CapStar assumes minority ownership | 1999 | Grand re-opening Millennium celebration | 2003 | The Driskill Grill receives acknowledgement | 2013 | Hyatt Hotels acquires The Driskill | |
1849 | Jesse Driskill comes to Texas by way of Missouri | 1869 | Driskill moves family to Austin | 1880 | Colonel Driskill becomes wealthy cattle baron | 1886 | Grand Opening of The Driskill | May 1887 | The Driskill staff hired by Galveston's Beach Hotel | 1888 | Driskill family loses their fortune | 1890 | Colonel Driskill dies of a stroke | 1894 | The Driskill sold at auction | 1903 | Littlefield sells the hotel | 1909 | Barber shop and women's spa opens | 1930 | New annex is completed | 1948 | LBJ awaits U.S. Senate race results | 1964 | LBJ awaits Presidential re-election results | Nov. 1969 | "Driskill Hotel's Fate Sealed" | Feb. 1973 | The Driskill hosts a series of grand re-opening galas | 1980 | The Driskill is sold by Braniff | 1986 | Lincoln sells majority interest | 1995 | Great American Life Insurance purchases The Driskill | 2002 | 1886 Café & Bakery opens | 2007 | Great American Life Insurance sells property |