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Built in 1858 by Dr. Rufus Bailey, 1858-62 president of Austin College, as a wedding gift for son. Unusual house caused such joking, however, the couple refused to live in it. In 1862, after Sam Houston left governorship of Texas, he rented Steamboat House, and here he died in 1863. His funeral was held in the upstairs parlor. In 1933 Houston businessman J. E. Josey bought house and gave it to state. Texas Centennial Commission restored building, moved it here 1936.
Steamboat House is a historical marker in Walker County, Texas, dedicated in 1964. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7162, -95.5529. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sam Houston Memorial Museum (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include "Old" Main Building, Austin College Building, and Austin Hall.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008474. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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