Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Best-Lucas House
Photographed by Jim Evans, September 21, 2019
1. Best-Lucas House Marker
Inscription.
Best-Lucas House. . Catherine Best purchased this site in February 1866. In July of that year, sister-in-law Anne Best, wife of Louis Best, bought the improved lot from Catherine and her husband, William, a carpenter by trade. More improvements had been made by 1871, when the property was sold to Catherine and Thomas Lucas, a noted brickmason in Galveston. Alfred and Elizabeth Pierson bought the house in 1882, and it changed hands several times over the next decades, often serving as rental housing. Slated for demolition in the 1980s, it was purchased and rehabilitated. Today it exhibits its original Greek Revival influences, a three-bay front porch, gabled windows and many of its interior features. ,
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2005.
Catherine Best purchased this site in February 1866. In July of that year, sister-in-law Anne Best, wife of Louis Best, bought the improved lot from Catherine and her husband, William, a carpenter by trade. More improvements had been made by 1871, when the property was sold to Catherine and Thomas Lucas, a noted brickmason in Galveston. Alfred and Elizabeth Pierson bought the house in 1882, and it changed hands several times over the next decades, often serving as rental housing. Slated for demolition in the 1980s, it was purchased and rehabilitated. Today it exhibits its original Greek Revival influences, a three-bay front porch, gabled windows and many of its interior features.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2005
Erected 2005 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 13815.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1866.
Location. 29° 18.27′ N, 94° 46.769′ W. Marker is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. It is on Sealy Avenue east of 12th Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1122 Sealy Avenue, Galveston TX 77550, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boddeker House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Washington Chapter - DAR (about 500 feet away);
Another marker is no longer nearby. George Seeligson Home (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Jim Evans, September 21, 2019
2. Best-Lucas House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,232 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
