Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Clarke & Courts Building
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018
1. National Register of Historic Places plaque
Clarke & Courts Building
Clarke & Courts Building
Building
2400 Mechanic
Built in 1890
Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 29° 18.361′ N, 94° 47.731′ W. Marker is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is on Mechanic Street west of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the right of the front entrance on Mechanic Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2400 Mechanic Street, Galveston TX 77550, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Powell Arch (within shouting distance of this marker); Leon & H. Blum Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Davidson Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Mardi Gras in Galveston (within shouting distance of this marker); Leon & H. Blum Co. Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Berlocher Row (within shouting distance of this marker); The Tremont Houses (about
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Also see . . . Clarke and Courts Printing. Texas State Historical Association entry:
Clarke and Courts Printing was in business in Texas for over 100 years. Until the 1930s the company was the largest printing and lithography company in the region. By 1890 the firm had completed its office on the Strand in Galveston, designed by Nicholas J. Clayton. The office came to be known as the "Texas House." In 1902 the firm subscribed $5,000 for seawall bonds to protect the city after the devastation of the Galveston hurricane of 1900, which damaged the company's building and killed its head bookkeeper. Clarke and Courts printed the first newspapers after the disaster. The business closed in 1989. In 1994, as part of its rehabilitation and revitalization program, the city of Galveston planned to convert the Texas House into a residential building known as the Strand Lofts. (Submitted on February 28, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018
2. Galveston 1900 Storm Surivor plaque
Mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left of the front entrance on Mechanic Street.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018
3. Clarke & Courts Building (marker visible just right of entrance)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018
4. Clarke & Courts Building Sign
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 14, 2018
5. Clarke & Courts Building Cornerstone
Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 28, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 28, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
