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

Galveston Garten Verein

By Jim Evans, June 9, 2012

1. Galveston Garten Verein Marker

Inscription. In design of a Teutonic Club; all stockholders were of German descent. Center for city's social life, 1876-1923, complex had an octagonal dance pavilion, tennis courts, bowling and tenpin alleys, bandstand, fountains. The complex was site of Galveston's first underground electrical conduits. When corporation was dissolved, Stanley E. (Pat) Kempner bought the property and gave it to the city of Galveston for park use.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1971

Erected 1971 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 7468.)

Location. 29° 17.566′ N, 94° 47.707′ W. Marker is in Galveston, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is at the intersection of Avenue O and 27th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue O. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Galveston TX 77550, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hutchings House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Hutchings House (about 400 feet away); "The Cradle" (about 800 feet away); Ursuline Convent in the Civil War (approx.

Galveston Garten Verein Building image. Click for full size.

By Jim Evans, June 9, 2012

2. Galveston Garten Verein Building

0.2 miles away); Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jack Johnson (approx. ¼ mile away); Galveston Artillery Club (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sweeney-Royston House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Galveston.

Also see . . . On this Page of the National Register of Historical Places. It's listed in alphabetical order (Submitted on June 10, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.)

Categories. • Entertainment • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations •

Galveston Garten Verein Plaque Showing this Building Survived Galveston's 1900 Storm image. Click for full size.

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3. Galveston Garten Verein Plaque Showing this Building Survived Galveston's 1900 Storm

In 1900 a hurricane swept over Galveston Island causing the greatest deaths in a natural disaster in U.S. history.

Galveston Garten Verein -- Plaque Showing this is a Galveston Landmark image. Click for full size.

By Jim Evans, June 9, 2012

4. Galveston Garten Verein -- Plaque Showing this is a Galveston Landmark

Galveston Garten Verein Event image. Click for full size.

By Jim Evans, June 9, 2012

5. Galveston Garten Verein Event

The morning we were there, there was some kind of free medical checkup event occurring. This made it impractical to get pictures of the rest of this interesting park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 10, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 625 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 10, 2012, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.