Galveston in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Open Gates

Photographed by Jim Evans, May 2, 2013

1. Open Gates NRHP Marker

Inscription.

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 29° 17.991′ N, 94° 47.641′ W. Marker was in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. It could be reached from Broadway Avenue (State Highway 87) near 25th Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Galveston TX 77550, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it was in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry System (within shouting distance

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of this marker); City of Galveston (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas Heroes Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Galveston Storm of 1900 (within shouting distance of this marker); Texas First Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Oleander Planting in Galveston (within shouting distance of this marker); The Eugenia & George Sealy Pavilion (about 400 feet away); Al Edwards / Juneteenth Celebration (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Other markers no longer nearby. Nicholas J. Clayton (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Ashton Villa, 1859 (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Open Gates. This was the George Sealy home and is now owned by the University of Texas Medical Branch and is on the National Register of Historic Places as well as being a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (1962, No. 7541).

Open Gates (the George Sealy Home) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Evans, May 2, 2013

2. Open Gates (the George Sealy Home) and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 12, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2013, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,064 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on November 12, 2020, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 5, 2013, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.