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

Helen E. Ebert

Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2022

1. Helen E. Ebert Marker

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This home was one of several commissioned by Irish investor Stephen V. Eaton in the early 1900s, in response to a housing shortage following the Great Storm Disaster of 1900. The home was built in 1904 for widow Elizabeth A. Nicholson (1862-1936) and her extended family. Her granddaughter, Helen E. Ebert (1902-1990), continued to live in the house for 82 years until 1986. Helen was educated in Galveston and graduated from Ball High and later received her bachelor's and master's degrees. Ebert returned to Galveston, teaching English at Ball High for more than 40 years until her retirement in 1967. While rare in the 1920s, Ebert's choice to continue her education and work outside the home as a teacher symbolized the advancement of Women's Rights throughout this era of history.

Erected 2018 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 20124.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 29° 17.794′ N, 94° 47.612′ W. Marker is in

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Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2022

2. The Helen E. Ebert Marker in front of the house

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Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is at the intersection of Rosenberg Street and Avenue M, on the right when traveling south on Rosenberg Street. The marker is located at the northeast corner of the front yard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1305 Rosenberg 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. Jack Johnson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); James N. Davis House (about 400 feet away); Olga Samaroff (about 500 feet away); Sweeney-Royston House (about 600 feet away); Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy (about 600 feet away); Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church (about 700 feet away); Public Education for Blacks in Galveston (about 700 feet away); Ursuline Convent in the Civil War (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Also see . . . Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

Houses near the beach began falling first. The storm lifted debris from one row of buildings and hurled it against the next row until eventually two-thirds of the city, then the fourth largest in Texas, had been destroyed. People striving to make their way through wind and water to refuge were struck by hurtling bricks and lumber and sometimes decapitated by flying slate from roofs. The greatest wind velocity registered before the anemometer blew away at 5:15 P.M. was an average of eighty-four miles
Photographed By James Hulse, March 14, 2022

3. The view of the Helen E. Ebert Marker and house from the street
an hour for a five-minute period, but gusts of 100 miles an hour had been recorded, and weathermen's estimates later reached more than 120 miles an hour. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on March 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional keywords. Women's Rights

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 78 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.