Steamboat House (Huntsville, Texas)
Steamboat House is located at Sam Houston State University, in the city of Huntsville, county of Walker, in the U.S. state of Texas. Dr. Rufus W. Bailey built the house in 1858 as a wedding gift for his son, but the couple refused to live in it because of its unusual architecture, which caused the locals to give it the nickname "steamboat". It is the house where Sam Houston died July 26, 1863. Houston's funeral was held in the upstairs parlor. The house is part of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum complex.
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  Steamboat House Location within Texas  Steamboat House Steamboat House (the United States) | |
| Location | Huntsville |
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| Coordinates | 30.71447°N 95.55358°W |
| Type | House museum |
| Website | Sam Houston Memorial Museum |
Bailey died shortly before Houston, and the house was inherited by his son Frank. The house was sold to A. C. McKeen, who sold it to Pleasant Kittrell in 1866. Kittrell died in 1867 as the result of the same yellow fever epidemic that claimed the life of Margaret Lea Houston.[1] The house had numerous owners, until it was purchased in 1933 by businessman J. E. Josey, who deeded it to the Texas Historical Commission.[2] The house was moved to the grounds of the university in 1936.[3] It was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1964.[4]
References
- Banks, Herbert C (1995). Daughters of Republic of Texas – Vol I. Turner. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-56311-214-0.
- Payne Jr., John W. "Steamboat House". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- Curtis, Gregory (February 1990). "Behind the Lines". Texas Monthly: 5, 6.
- "THC-RTHL Steamboat House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
External links
- Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville, Texas - Steamboat House in grounds of this museum