The Stagecoach Inn, thought to be one of the oldest buildings in Round Rock, will find a new home near other historic structures on Chisholm Trail.

At Thursday night's Round Rock City Council meeting, the council approved a contract with Architexas for $567,251 to move the inn to a site close by to a proposed bathing beach and the Williamson Museum.

The city will take on some of the restoration responsibilities in order to save roughly $60,000 from the original projected cost of the project.

The council first heard the proposal for the move in February when the architectural firm estimated it would take a full night to move the building and 60 days to prepare.

Architexas plans on moving the structure with a cage-like structure that will encase the building and move it as is without disturbing the historic mortar and construction.

Round Rock began to examine the move when state plans for an impending road project on RM 620 was revealed to cut through the existing path of the inn. The project is planned to reduce traffic from east to west Round Rock.

The original structure, built in 1848, will be the only portion of the building moved to the new site. Additions made in the 1930s, 1960s and 1990s will not be moved to preserve the authentic history of the building.

Nearby buildings to the inn's new site include the Sansom House, built in 1870, the McNabb-Quick House, built in 1853, and the Inn at Brushy Creek, built in 1853.

"It really could be a draw for the area, the region and other parts, too," Director of Planning and Development Brad Wiseman said Thursday night.

The city elected to forego fully restoring the building to its original nature for the time being but plans to do so in the future.

The council approved the move with a unanimous vote.