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O. Henry Home & Museum
409 East Fifth St
Austin, TX 78701
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“O. Henry House Museum” Wcities.com
“O. Henry Museum” PlanetWare.com
“O. Henry Museum” Frommer's
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #28 of 205 attractions in Austin
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Traveller Description: Sydney Porter, the writer known as O. Henry, lived in this Victorian cottage from 1893 to 1895.
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Attraction type: Historic home
Address: 409 East Fifth St Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512 472 1903

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“If you're an O. Henry fan, stop by! It's free!”
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4 of 5 stars
Goatview
Texas
6 Nov 2008

This little house tucked into a block in downtown Austin has some nice stuff for American literature fans. O. Henry lived in Austin for a while and even got into enough hot water there to put him in prison for three years. And this was one of the houses he lived in. They even have the bed in which he... more

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O. Henry Home & Museum Address

409 East Fifth St, Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512 472 1903