Details for The Governor Horton Place
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507015168
Data
| 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 |