Texas City in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Old H. B. Moore Home
1. Old H. B. Moore Home Marker
Built 1912 by Col. Hugh B. Moore (1874-1944), transportation expert. Born in Tennessee, he managed Texas City Terminal Railroad, Wolvin Steamship Line, Texas City Transportation Co., Mainland Co. Was a banker, leader in building dike, enlarging port, and bringing in industries. He was director of army transports, World War I. His securing of emergency coal as fuel for armies, 1917, helped to save allied efforts. Was adviser in transportation, World War II. His wife Helen (Edmunds) served 2 terms in Texas Legislature in 1930s. There she helped improve conditions in state institutions. She was a leader in numerous civic activities and, with Moore, helped found the local library, named in their honor in 1929. This spacious, 13-room brick home has walls 14 inches thick with steel railroad rails as reinforcements. It withstood the 1915 hurricane and the 1947 Texas City ship explosion. It has been visited by distinguished persons.
Erected 1968 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7536.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 29° 23.612′ N, 94° 53.63′ W. Marker was in Texas City, Texas, in Galveston County. It could be reached from the intersection of 9th Avenue North and Bay Street North. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Texas City TX 77590, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Anchor Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Anchor from Freighter Grand Camp (about 500 feet away); Texas City Dike (about 500 feet away); First Aero Squadron (about 500 feet away); The Texas City Disaster (approx. 0.3 miles away); Propeller of the SS Highflyer (approx. 0.3 miles away); William Jefferson Jones (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Austinia (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Texas City.
Regarding Old H. B. Moore Home. This house is in the National Register of Historic Places under the name "Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore House"
Photographed by Jim Evans, March 9, 2019
2. Old H. B. Moore Home
Marker was reported missing in 2008 and I found no marker when there on 3/9/2019
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 754 times since then and 69 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2019, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. A link to the National Register of Historic Places nomination form with a citation of the historical significance of the house. • Can you help?
