Historical Marker
Site of the Home of General Sam Houston and Family
Historical marker location:
FM 390, Independence, Texas
( 0.3 mi. W of FM 50, on S side of FM 390 (La Bahia Trail))
Marker installed: 1936
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.