Houston's Other Founder

Credit for the founding of Houston is usually given to the Allen brothers, John and Augustus. However, Charlotte Baldwin Allen, wife of Augustus, purchased most of the land for the new town. Also, she asked Sam Houston for permission to use his name. Houston was founded in 1836, and Charlotte was the first woman to arrive. Her home was at the corner of Main and Rusk where the Gulf Building would later go. She stayed in Houston until her death on August 3, 1895 and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery.