Details for Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5477008351

Data

Marker Number 8351
Atlas Number 5477008351
Marker Title Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family
Index Entry Houston, Sam, General, and Family, Site of the Home of
Address FM 390
City Independence
County Washington
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 754644
UTM Northing 3357060
Subject Codes houses, residential buildings
Marker Year 1936
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 0.3 mi. W of FM 50, on S side of FM 390 (La Bahia Trail)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 1936 centennial marker
Marker Text Site of the home of General Sam Houston and family; Original house built in 1837 by Thomas Barron; first occupied by the Houstons in 1854; torn down and rebuilt in 1897 by James Dallas.

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