Porter lived in the house with his wife, Athol, and daughter, Margaret, before they moved to Houston, where Porter began writing full-time for the Houston Post. Though primarily associated with his home state of North Carolina, O. Henry set 42 of his stories in Texas.
Porter resided in the house with his wife, Athol, and daughter, Margaret, prior to their move to Houston, where he started writing full-time for the Houston Post. Similarly, despite being primarily connected to North Carolina, O. Henry penned 42 stories set in Texas.