Site of the Home of
​ ​General Sam Houston and Family

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Marker Text: Original house built in 1837 by Thomas Barron; first occupied by the Houstons in 1854; torn down and rebuilt in 1897 by James Dallas. (1936)

Marker No: 8351

Gray Granite 1936 Centennial Marker

Geographic: 30.318501,-96.351768

Location: 3/10 miles west of FM 50/FM 390 intersection, on south side of FM 390, Independence.