The Heritage Society -- Sam Houston Park in Downtown Houston, Texas

Sam Houston Park
As the new century began in 1900, Mayor Sam Brashier bought the Kellem-Noble land and house on the edge of town to create Sam Houston Park –the city's first. By 1910 when the picture below was made, it had been landscaped into a Victorian delight with an old mill, a stream, a rustic bridge, and paths. Sam Houston Park has been the home of The Heritage Society since 1954.

Sam Houston Park Receives Protected Landmark Designation
Houston City Council votes unanimously to approve joint application for Houston's oldest public park.

The Heritage Society Museum
Also located on The Heritage Society campus in Sam Houston Park, at the corner of Bagby and Lamar Streets, is a small museum, The Heritage Society Museum, dedicated to preserving Houston's history.

The Heritage Society Museum is open to the public Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Sundays 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Admission to The Heritage Society Museum is free.

Monuments in the Park

For more information on the monuments in the park

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