The Heritage Society

The Heritage Society is located in Downtown Houston, next to City Hall, and is known for its 10 historic house tours, museum gallery, and the first municipal City park – Sam Houston Park. Surrounded by gardens, a pond, rolling green lawns, fountains, historical markers, murals, sculptures, and monuments makes it a go to outdoor for tourists and locals, field trips, holidays, group tours, weddings, visual art aficionados and special events.
Mission Statement
The Heritage Society (THS) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1954 whose mission is to tell the stories of the diverse history of Houston and Texas through collections, exhibits, the arts, educational programs, film, video, and other content.

How We Started
Founded in 1954 by a number of public-spirited Houstonians to rescue the 1847 Kellum-Noble House from demolition, The Heritage Society has since saved an additional nine historic buildings, moved them from various locations to join the Kellum-Noble House in Sam Houston Park, and restored them to reflect their respective eras. These ten buildings, along with the Museum Gallery, serve as historic reference points and exhibition spaces for more than 23,000 artifacts that document life in Houston from the early 1800s to the mid-1900s.

We are closed on Sundays and Mondays. We are typically open from 10 AM – 4 PM for the museum gallery. Tours are at 10 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:30 PM.