O. Henry

Born in Greensboro, N.C., he moved to Texas in 1882 and lived on a ranch near Cotulla. He came to Austin in 1884 and, in addition to writing, worked as a pharmacist, musician, draftsman, and bank teller. His first nationally published short story appeared in 1897. Porter began writing under the name O. Henry during three years spent in prison. The 381 stories published while in New York from 1902 to 1910 won him international fame. O. Henry's collected works have been translated into 10 languages. This was the mid-1890s home of Porter, his wife Athol, and their daughter, and it opened as a museum in 1934.

Austin, Texas · United States