Anticipating growth of the town and new business opportunities, the Heaths built a modern, two-story 14 room hotel in 1909. It was built in front of their home a block from the railroad station. Next to the hotel they added a small Drummer House where traveling salesmen exhibited their wares for sale. Restoration of the drummer house is in its funding stage now. The Rock Hotel was purchased by the Z.I.Hale Museum Foundation in 1987 to preserve a significant building so central to the history of Winters.
Restoration continues, but is already used for lunch-eons, meetings, and wedding receptions.
There are additional museum exhibit spaces provided upstairs. The key exhibits are the Veterans Room and the Rogers Hornsby Exhibit. Elm Creek Reservoir - Elm Creek Reservoir is the water source for the City of Winters and for north Runnels County. There is boating, skiing, fishing, hiking, camping, swimming, wildlife and bird watching. Quite literally, there is something for everyone.