Details for The Governor Horton Place

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507015168

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Marker Number 15168
Atlas Number 5507015168
Marker Title The Governor Horton Place
Index Entry Horton Place, The
Address 6706 Bluff Springs Rd.
City Austin
County Travis
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 618569
UTM Northing 3340231
Subject Codes governors; state officials; houses; military topics; U.S.-Mexico War
Marker Year 1972
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Yes
Marker Location Near Bluff Springs Road on private property
Private Property Yes
Marker Condition Access Restricted
Marker Size RTHL medallion and plate
Marker Text Albert C. Horton (1798-1865), a veteran of the Texas War for Independence, owned this property 1841-1852. The first man elected lieutenant governor after Texas joined the Union, he lived here while serving as chief of state May 19 - Nov. 13, 1846, when Gov. J. Pinckney Henderson was on duty with the U.S. Army in the Mexican War. A later owner was Judge Thomas H. Duval (1813-1880). House was restored and enlarged by Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Karcher, 1960s. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1972

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