Walker County History
Presented by the Walker County Historical Commission
The Commission
Walker County Historical
Commission
1301 Sam Houston Ave.
Rm. 218
Huntsville, TX 77340
(Courthouse Annex)
Telephone
(936) 435-2497
WCHC Online
Send email
Meetings
3rd Monday of each month
5:30 P.M.
(except June & August)
Walker County Museum
Museum
Gibbs-Powell Home
1228 11 St. at Avenue M
Huntsville, TX
Hours
Tues-Fri 12-5 PM
Sat 12-4 PM
Commission meetings,
and by appointment
Telephone
(936) 435-2497
(936) 291-9726
Tours
(936) 291-3581
(leave message)
(936) 291-5931
(Statue Visitors Center)
Publications
The Commission publishes historical works important to Walker County. These include:
- Walker County, a History - 1986
- Images of the Past, A Pictorial History of
Walker County - Home of Sam Houston - 1992 (in conjunctin with Huntsville Item)
- Walker County Map
- Pen and ink drawings
- Sam Houston's Home - 1848
- The Steamboat House - 1858
- Austin College Building - 1851
- Old Main - 1889
- 4th Walker County Courthouse - 1888