Mrs. Sam Houston House

Coordinates: 30°19′8″N 96°20′41″W / 30.31889°N 96.34472°W

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Mrs. Sam Houston House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

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Location	FM 390, one block east of FM 50, Independence, Texas.
Coordinates	30°19′8″N 96°20′41″W / 30.31889°N 96.34472°W / 30.31889; -96.34472
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1832 (1832)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	70000775^[1]
RTHL No.	8352
Added to NRHP	October 22, 1970
Designated RTHL	1965

Mrs. Sam Houston House is a historic house on Farm to Market Road 390 in Independence, Texas.^[2] Sometimes known as the Root house, this Greek Revival house was built probably around 1855.^[3] Margaret Lea Houston, the widow of politician and Texas statesman Sam Houston, bought the house in 1864 from Major Eber Cave, a family friend. She lived in it during her final years until her death in 1867. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 as the "Mrs. Sam Houston House," notable for its association with her.^[4]

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Mrs. Sam Houston House, Farm Road 390, Independence, Washington County, TX". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ "Mrs. Sam Houston House" https://www.arch.tamu.edu/impact/centers-institutes-outreach/chc/research/mrs-sam-houston-house/
^ "Mrs. Sam Houston House". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

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Sam Houston

United States House of Representatives (1823–1827)
Governor of Tennessee (1827–1829)
Texian Army Commander-in-chief (1835–1836)
President of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838; 1841–1844)
Republic of Texas House of Representatives (1839–1841)
United States Senate (1846–1859)
Governor of Texas (1859–1861)

History

Family and personal life	Eliza Allen Tom Blue Antoinette Power Houston Bringhurst Thomas Caruthers Price Daniel Jr. Andrew Jackson Houston Joshua Houston Margaret Bell Houston Margaret Lea Houston Sam Houston Jr. Temple Lea Houston John Jolly Nancy Moffette Lea Houston family tree List of United States political families
Homes	Woodland (Huntsville, Texas) Steamboat House (Huntsville, Texas) Mrs. Sam Houston House
Texas Revolution	Battle of San Jacinto Consultation of 1835 Convention of 1836 Runaway Scrape Texas Declaration of Independence Timeline of the Texas Revolution Timeline of the Republic of Texas Treaties of Velasco Yellowstone steamboat
Cultural relations	Sam Houston and slavery Sam Houston and Native American relations

Monuments and
memorials

Tennessee	Houston County Sam Houston Schoolhouse
Texas	Houston Fort Sam Houston Sam Houston Coliseum Houston County Sam Houston High School (Arlington, Texas) Sam Houston High School (Houston) The Sam Houston Hotel Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center Sam Houston National Forest Sam Houston Park Sam Houston Race Park Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center Sam Houston Ship Channel Bridge Sam Houston State University
Other places	Houston County, Minnesota Houston, Mississippi Houston, Missouri
Military	Sam Houston Award Medal (Texas) USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609)
Public art	Sam Houston Monument (Houston) Sam Houston (Austin and Washington, DC) A Tribute to Courage statue (Hunstville) Texas Heroes Monument
Misc	Sam Houston Zephyr

Popular culture

Television	Gone to Texas Texas Rising
Film	The Alamo (1960) The Alamo (2004) The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory The Conqueror (1917 film) The First Texan Man of Conquest
Publications	Bibliography of Sam Houston

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