Site of the home from 1840 to 1856 of JAMES PINCKNEY HENDERSON First governor of the state of Texas, 1846-1847 Born in North Carolina, March 31, 1803 Died in Washington, D. C., June 4, 1858 while serving as Senator from Texas His remains were removed to the state cemetery at Austin in 1930 Erected by the State of Texas 1936