Her youngest brother Temple Lea Houston was born in the mansion.
[2] Antoinette's love of poetry, and her gift for writing it, was evident in her youth, having published her work in Scribner's and in the New York Evening Post.
She was state historian of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas from 1906 to 1908, when they named her "Poet Laureate for Life".
Her works include "The Lone Star Flag of Texas", "A Garnered Memory", "My Father's Picture", and "The Veterans' Reunion".
[2] She was buried in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio.