Steamboat House, Huntsville

Name: Steamboat House
Address: Huntsville, United States

#2 among attractions in Huntsville

Top attraction, Museum, History museum

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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. ()

Coordinates: 30°42'52"N, 95°33'13"W

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Steamboat House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, Woodland, Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Gibbs-Powell House Museum.

0.9 miE
Cemetery
Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville
23 min walk • The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery of the U.S. state of Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The colloquial name for the cemetery is Peckerwood Hill.
~260 ftE
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Woodland, Huntsville
2 min walk • Woodland is a historic house on the grounds of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Built in stages beginning about 1847, it was the residence of Sam Houston from 1847 to 1859.
~640 ftNE
30°42'56"N • 95°33'7"W
Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville
4 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.7 miN
30°43'26"N • 95°33'10"W
Gibbs-Powell House Museum, Huntsville
17 min walk • Museum
0.6 miN
30°43'21"N • 95°32'59"W
Old Town Theatre, Huntsville
16 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1 miSW
30°42'7"N • 95°33'36"W
Raven Nest Golf Club, Huntsville
25 min walk • Golf
0.8 miN
Monuments and statues
The Dreamers Sculpture, Huntsville
21 min walk • The Dreamers is a culturally inspired sculpture crafted by artists Larry Zink and Monica Taylor, designed to highlight and exalt contributions made by the black community. Completed in 1995, the sculpture stands on the grounds of the Samuel W.
0.4 miE
Universities and schools
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville
10 min walk • Sam Houston State University is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and the first in Texas. It is named for Sam Houston, who made his home in the city and is buried there.
0.4 miE
Sport venue, Sport
Bernard Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville
12 min walk • Bernard Johnson Coliseum is a 6,110-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. It was built in 1976 and is home to the Sam Houston Bearkats men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bearkats women's volleyball team.
0.7 miE
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Bowers Stadium, Huntsville
18 min walk • Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 12,593-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas, in the United States.
0.4 miE
30°42'53"N • 95°32'47"W
Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library, Huntsville
12 min walk • Library

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Which popular attractions are close to Steamboat House?

Nearby attractions include Woodland, Huntsville (2 min walk), Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville (4 min walk), Sam Houston State University, Huntsville (10 min walk), Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library, Huntsville (12 min walk).