Iconic Gillen House to become Airbnb rental

Tucked away in the interior of the beautiful Victorian turret of the Gillen House is this cozy parlor. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
Tucked away in the interior of the beautiful Victorian turret of the Gillen House is this cozy parlor. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD

Few people drive along Key Avenue without looking at the Gillen House. With its charming wrap-around porch and tall turret, the proud Victorian home is a reminder of the generations who laid the foundations of Lampasas.

Before being purchased by Eddie and Dale Shell in 2017, the house had belonged to only three families in its previous 110 years.

GILLEN HOUSE OWNERS

It originally was built and occupi…