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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Galveston TX 77550

 
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By Samuel Collins III
Juneteenth Marker June 19, 2014
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
101Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Juneteenth
Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Sep. 22, 1862, announced, "That on the 1st day of January. A.D. . . . — Map (db m157466) HM
102Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Karankawa Campsite
In this area is one of several known Karankawa campsites or burial grounds. Now extinct, the nomadic Indians lived along the Texas coast, depending on the Gulf for survival. In 1528 they aided Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca, but resisted all . . . — Map (db m30451) HM
103Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Kuhn's Wharf — 1838
In 1838, Col. Ephraim McLean was granted wharf privilege by the Galveston City Company provided he start construction of a wharf at once, which he did at the foot of 18th Street. Shortly after the wharf was completed, McLean left Galveston to fight . . . — Map (db m130399) HM
104Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7509 — Lafitte's Grove
Fort and settlement established here in 1817 by the freebooter Jean Lafitte who maintained headquarters here while preying on shipping in the Gulf of Mexico. The Battle of the Three Trees was fought here between Lafitte's men and Karankawa . . . — Map (db m87726) HM
105Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7511 — Landes-McDonough House
Confederate veteran and capitalist Henry A. Landes (1844-1919) had this house built in 1887-88. Designed by prominent architects George E. Dickey of Houston and D. A. Helmich, the house reportedly provided refuge to some 200 people during the . . . — Map (db m50048) HM
106Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7512 — Lasker Home for Children
This two-story galleried Greek revival residence was built about 1870 by Galveston attorney Marcus C. McLemore (d. 1898). The Society for the Help of Homeless Children bought the home in 1901 for use as a charitable center. It was enlarged in 1912 . . . — Map (db m65178) HM
107Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7493 — Lent Munson Hitchcock — (October 15, 1816 - February 27, 1869)
A sea captain's son who became a sailor at the age of 14, Lent Munson Hitchcock left his native Connecticut and joined the Texas Navy about 1836. Seafaring duties brought him to Galveston in 1837 where he later served as harbor master, city . . . — Map (db m50049) HM
108Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Leon & H. Blum Building — 1879
Leon & H. Blum, "Importers of and Wholesale Dealers in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Notions, etc.", was founded by Alexander and Leon Blum in 1858 under the firm name of A. Blum & Bro. In 1865 the firm was reorganized and the . . . — Map (db m130434) HM
109Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7515 — Leon & H. Blum Co. Building
A young Alsatian immigrant, Leon Blum (1836-1906), joined his brother Alexander in a business partnership in Richmond, Texas, about 1852. The company, A.Blum & Bro., moved to Galveston in 1859. The new firm of Leon & H. Blum was founded late in . . . — Map (db m65088) HM
110Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 17945 — Levi Charles Meyers Harby — (September 21, 1793 - December 3, 1870)
Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, Levi Charles Meyers Harby was the son of Solomon Harby and Rebecca (Moses) Harby. During the War of 1812, Levi served in the U.S. Navy. He was commissioned as a midshipman and stationed at Charleston. After the . . . — Map (db m127578) HM
111Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7518 — Lockhart House
The first portion of this Queen Anne house was built before 1889 as a one-story cottage. About 1894, during the ownership of William B. Lockhart (1860-1923), it was enlarged by raising the original section to the second floor and adding a new ground . . . — Map (db m138029) HM
112Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11593 — Louis Trezevant Wigfall — April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874
Native South Carolinian, Sergeant in Seminole War, lawyer, member Texas Legislature, an ardent secessionist as United States Senator from 1859 to 1861, visited Fort Sumter with surrender demand as aide to General Beauregard, member Confederate . . . — Map (db m127526) HM
113Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 13816 — Lt. Commander Edward Lea — (1837-1863)
Maryland-born Edward Lea Graduated From the U.S. Naval Academy in 1855. At the onset of the Civil War, his father, Albert, unsuccessfully tried to persuade him to join the Confederacy. Edward became First Officer on the U.S.S. Harriet Lane. . . . — Map (db m49993) HM
114Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7522 — Magale Building
A fire on The Strand in 1869 destroyed an earlier structure at this site. John F. Magale (d. 1880) built this edifice in 1870 to house his wholesale liquor business. Cast iron was used for the first floor facade and window hood molding for the . . . — Map (db m140062) HM
115Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 9918 — Major John M. Allen
San Jacinto veteran. First Mayor of Galveston. Born in Kentucky. Died February 12, 1847 — Map (db m127600) HM
116Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 16833 — Major Leon Dyer
Leon Dyer was born Feist Emanuel Heim (Haim) on Oct. 2, 1807 in Mayene, Germany, to John Maximilian and Isabella (Babette) Nachmann Dyer. The family immigrated to the U.S. around 1812 and settled in Baltimore where they began a meat packing . . . — Map (db m127579) HM
117Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7526 — Mallory-Produce Building
Originally built after 1877, this structure was rebuilt after an 1881 fire. Although owned at the time by D.D. Mallory of Baltimore, it was occupied by wholesale grocers Moore, Stratton & Co. and other businesses. It was known throughout much of the . . . — Map (db m65060) HM
118Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Mardi Gras in Galveston
Mardi Gras was born out of a fifteenth-century European masquerade ball tradition, where guests would wear extravagant costumes and masks to conceal their identities. The first Mardi Gras celebration in Galveston occurred in 1867 at Turner Hall, . . . — Map (db m118991) HM
119Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 18647 — Mathilda Wehmeyer German-American Kindergarten School
Born in Bremen, Germany, Mathilda Wehmeyer (1839-1903) arrived in Galveston in 1870. She advertised teaching services for young children, particularly those from Galveston's large German-American community. Her teaching philosophy focused around . . . — Map (db m153310) HM
120Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7533 — Maud Moller House
Built in the mid-1890s, this late Victorian home was owned by Maud J.H. Moller from about 1895 until 1911. She and her husband, Jens, were prominent in Galveston business and political circles. Cotton exporter and Swiss Consul Ulrich Muller resided . . . — Map (db m59399) HM
121Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7528 — Menard-Ganter House
Medard Menard followed his well-established cousin, Michel B. Menard, to Galveston where he married Susan LeClere in 1838. He built this house in 1882 for himself, Susan and their daughter, Marie, and her children. The home was purchased by Herbert . . . — Map (db m139977) HM
122Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building — 1870
On July 8, 1869, the press reported the recent completion of the Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building: "It is unlike any other in the external appearance, being finished in the French style with a Mansard roof. The front is of iron and brick, . . . — Map (db m130422) HM
123Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7529 — Michel B. Menard — (December 5, 1805 - September 2, 1856)
A native of Canada, Michel B. Menard came to Texas in 1829. He lived in Nacogdoches and Liberty before settling in Galveston in 1833. He was one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836, and later represented Galveston in the . . . — Map (db m127531) HM
124Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Middle Passage Galveston, Texas
This marker commemorates enslaved Africans in Galveston during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as well as those who perished during the transatlantic slave trade known as the Middle Passage. Galveston Historical Foundation — Map (db m147637) HM
125Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Mitchell Street
Twenty-fourth Street is renamed to honor George and Cynthia Mitchell, who catalyzed the renaissance of the Strand Historic District. George Mitchell was born on the island in 1919 to Greek immigrants Mike and Katina Mitchell (born Savvas . . . — Map (db m119198) HM
126Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11597 — Nahor Biggs Yard — (March 12, 1816 - May 5, 1889
In 1838 New Jersey native Nahor Biggs Yard arrived in the new town of Galveston and built one of the city's first residences. Yard enjoyed success in business but is best remembered for his distinguished civic and military career. He served as city . . . — Map (db m127524) HM
127Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 9925 — Near Campsites of Louis-Michel Aury and Francisco Xavier Mina
A bivouac in late 1816 and early 1817 for an oddly mixed group of soldiers from many nations joined in the common purpose of freeing Mexico from Spain. Under two spirited leaders-- Mina (1789-1817), an impetuous young Spanish general, and Aury . . . — Map (db m30446) HM
128Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 12908 — Nicholas D. Labadie
Nicholas Descomps Labadie was born in Canada in 1802. In Missouri, he trained for the priesthood and later changed to the study of medicine. In 1831, he moved to Texas, serving as post surgeon at Anahuac. He served in the Second Regiment of Texas . . . — Map (db m127532) HM
129Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 8235 — Nicholas J. Clayton — (November 1, 1839 - December 9, 1916)
A native of Ireland, Nicholas Joseph Clayton emigrated to Ohio with his widowed mother in the early 1840s. After serving in the Union navy during the Civil War, he joined the Memphis architectural firm of Jones and Baldwin. In 1872 he was sent to . . . — Map (db m70567) HM
130Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 12625 — Norris Wright Cuney — (1846-1898)
Born a slave on the Waller County plantation of his father, Philip Cuney, Norris Wright Cuney was sent to Wyle Street School in Pennsylvania for an early education. At the age of seventeen he moved to St. Louis and found employment on Mississippi . . . — Map (db m143813) HM
131Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Old Galveston Square
Situated between two wharves and close to the Customs House, this site was an ideal location for early Galveston businesses. Retail and wholesale merchants began trading here in hardware, jewelry, real estate, crockery, tobacco, shoes, boots, . . . — Map (db m127854) HM
132Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Open Gates
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m159874) HM
133Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7540 — Original Oleander Planting in Galveston
Brought from Jamaica, 1841, by local businessman Joseph Osterman; planted by Osterman's sister, Mrs. Isidore Dyer, in yard of her home at this location. Transplanted when new structure was placed here, 1939, this oleander is an outgrowth of original . . . — Map (db m57333) HM
134Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Pix Building
Charles Hodgeson Pix was a member of a Texas pioneer family that came to Galveston from England in 1838. He was one of the early English merchants in Galveston who were importers of English goods direct from London. He began business at #6 Strand . . . — Map (db m118999) HM
135Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7545 — Poole-Parker House
This Greek Revival cottage was built in the 1860s by W. G. Boepple on land he bought from Valentine Poole, a local cattle dealer who again became the owner in 1872. In 1886 the home was sold to the estate of "Galveston News" editor Willard B. . . . — Map (db m143551) HM
136Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Powell Arch
The festive arches gracing Galveston's historic Strand District are part of an imaginative civic design project undertaken in 1985 and based on temporary decorative arches constructed in 1881, when the City of Galveston hosted Saengerfest, a . . . — Map (db m118989) HM
137Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 14023 — Powhatan and Mattie Wren House
In 1873, Edward Sylvester paid W.C. Crookshank to build a side-gabled cottage with galleries that ran the length of the north and south sides of the house. Originally, there was a small building at the back of the lot most likely used as a . . . — Map (db m142537) HM
138Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7546 — Powhatan House
Early Galveston hotel; built 1847 by John Seabrook Sydnor, Galveston mayor 1846-1847. Greek revival architecture; Doric columns from Maine. Has served as orphanage, military academy, residence, and set for a motion picture. Now Galveston . . . — Map (db m56233) HM
139Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7547 — Public Education for Blacks in Galveston
Attempts to open public, tax-supported schools in Galveston after the Civil War (1861-65) were delayed by yellow fever and lack of funds, but in 1881 the school board devised a sound system of free public education. This included classes for black . . . — Map (db m157725) HM
140Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 18525 — Quigg-Baulard Cottage
The Quigg-Baulard Cottage was originally built by William and Josephine Quigg in 1867. The wooden house with clapboard siding includes five-foot brick piers. The front exhibits Greek revival features, characteristic of mid-19th century Galveston. . . . — Map (db m148955) HM
141Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 8236 — Rabbi Henry Cohen — (1863-1952)
Called the "First Citizen of Texas" by U. S. President Woodrow Wilson, Rabbi Henry Cohen, an internationally known humanitarian, was born in London, England. He came to Galveston in 1888 as spiritual leader of congregation B'Nai Israel and . . . — Map (db m118254) HM
142Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Reconstruction to 1900
The revival of the economic, political, social and religious institutions in Galveston County following the Civil War, was more rapid than anywhere in the south. Galveston emerged as the largest city in Texas and with its natural seaport, became . . . — Map (db m118300) HM
143Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7549 — Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church
Trustees of the Methodist Church purchased this lot in 1848 as a worship site for Black slaves. Meetings were held outdoors until a building was erected in 1863. At the end of the Civil War (1865), ownership of the property was transferred to the . . . — Map (db m63531) HM
144Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7548 — Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church
This structure, erected during the pastorate of the Rev. J.E. Edwards, replaced the first Reedy Chapel Church on this site, destroyed by the 1885 Galveston fire. Contractor E.F. Campbell began construction in 1886. Four storms hit the island that . . . — Map (db m68579) HM
145Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Rice, Baulard & Company Building
The three row buildings at 213-217 Tremont, their exteriors now restored, were constructed in 1870 by Rice, Baulard & Company, a major supplier of paints, oils, varnish and window glass in Texas and Louisiana in the 1800's. Victor Baulard . . . — Map (db m118998) HM
146Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7170 — Sacred Heart Church
The earliest Catholic services in the Galveston area were conducted in 1838. In 1884, as a result of the church's growth under the direction of such leaders as Bishop J.M. Odin, the Galveston Diocese established Sacred Heart as the fourth church . . . — Map (db m51266) HM
147Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Saengerfest Park
The park takes its name from Saengerfest, a biennial singing contest sponsored by German immigrant choral societies around the State of Texas in the 19th century. A choral group from Galveston, “the Salamanders,” took top honors in . . . — Map (db m118988) HM
148Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Samson Heidenheimer Building — 1877
Samson Heidenheimer, pioneer Galveston merchant, had this building erected in 1877 on the site of the Grand Southern Hotel. The Grand Southern was a four-story forty-room Victorian Hotel of brick construction. In 1877, a fire originating on . . . — Map (db m128844) HM
149Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11594 — Samuel May Williams — (1795 - 1858)
Born the son of a ship captain in Rhode Island, Samuel Williams was apprenticed to his uncle in Baltimore after 1810 to learn business skills. After 1816 he lived in Buenos Aires, where he learned Spanish and its related culture. By 1819 he was . . . — Map (db m58097) HM
150Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11595 — Samuel May Williams
(Front) In memory of Samuel May Williams Born in Providence, R. I. October 4, 1795 Died in Galveston, Texas September 13, 1858 His wife Sarah Scott Williams Born in Kentucky December 7, 1807 Died in Galveston, Texas . . . — Map (db m127525) HM
151Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7178 — Santa Fe Union Station
The south half of this building was constructed in 1913 to serve as a central passenger station for Galveston's railway system and to house the general offices of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad's Gulf lines. In 1932 an 11-story tower and . . . — Map (db m59380) HM
152Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7180 — Scottish Rite Masonry — in Texas
Born in 1867 in Galveston. One of major systems of celebrated Masonic fraternal organization. Philip C. Tucker, the Deputy Inspector General of the Masons, read charter establishing "San Felipe Lodge of Perfection." It was named after San . . . — Map (db m51248) HM
153Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7476 — Site of Galveston Seminary
Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania. The institution was a landmark in pioneer Texas education. Eminently suited for the purpose, the school compound . . . — Map (db m143657) HM
154Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7530 — Site of the Home of Michel Branamour Menard — 1805 - 1856
A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Founder of the city of Galveston. Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. — Map (db m150235) HM
155Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy
Seven nuns of the Ursuline order from New Orleans arrived in Galveston on January 19, 1847, sent at the request of Bishop Jean Marie Odin. By February 1847 the nuns established a convent and academy in the two-story former home of Judge James W. . . . — Map (db m50011) HM
156Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11566 — Sonnentheil Home
Built in 1886-87 for German native Jacob Sonnentheil (d. 1908), this home probably was designed by prominent Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton. Sonnentheil served with the Confederacy during the Civil War and operated a wholesale dry goods . . . — Map (db m57408) HM
157Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Building — 2202-2206 Church Street — Built in 1896 —
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places by The United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m119000) HM
158Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 14117 — St. Joseph's Church
In the 1840s and 1850s, Galveston was a major point of entry for German immigrants. Bishop John M. Odin recommended construction of this church in 1859-60 for the German Catholic population. Joseph Bleicke, a German-born carpenter, built the frame . . . — Map (db m57330) HM
159Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7172 — St. Mary's Cathedral
City's oldest surviving church. Built 1847 by the most Rev. John M. Odin, C. M., Early missionary, and first bishop of Texas. Gift of half a million bricks from Antwerp, Belgium, made structure possible. Gothic cathedral is preserved in original . . . — Map (db m58071) HM
160Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — St. Mary's Cathedral
The cornerstone for St. Mary’s Cathedral was laid in 1847, the same year that the Catholic Diocese of Galveston – which included all of Texas – was established. Father J.M. Odin, the first Bishop of Galveston, traveled to Europe and . . . — Map (db m118950) HM
161Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7173 — St. Mary's Hospital
Organized in 1866, this institution was the first private hospital established in the state. Originally known as Charity Hospital, it was founded by three French Catholic Sisters, members in the Order of Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. . . . — Map (db m50051) HM
162Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7176 — St. Patrick Catholic Church
Galveston Bishop C.M. Dubus established this parish in 1870 to serve Catholics in Galveston Island's fast-growing west end district. A wood sanctuary was built at this site and the mostly Irish congregation named the church for St. Patrick, the . . . — Map (db m52833) HM
163Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11571 — Sweeney-Royston House
James Moreau Brown (1821-1895), builder of Ashton Villa, erected this home in 1885 as a wedding gift for his daughter Matilda (1865-1926) and her husband Thomas Sweeney (d. 1905). Attributed to architect Nicholas J. Clayton, the Victorian cottage . . . — Map (db m58016) HM
164Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11573 — Texas Bar Association
Independent lawyers and representatives from 46 Texas law firms called a meeting in 1882 to create a statewide association. They organized the Texas Bar Association at the Electric Pavilion in Galveston (south of this site) on July 15. J.H. . . . — Map (db m50052) HM
165Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Texas Revolution and Civil War
Following Laffite's expulsion from Galveston, settlers from the West Indies began to arrive. Within a few years, Galveston became principal port to the Republic of Texas. Galveston was declared a Port of Entry in 1825 by Mexico and a customs . . . — Map (db m143810) HM
166Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11579 — Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution
In 1889, during the Centennial of the inauguration of George Washington as first President of the United States, a group of Revolutionary War soldiers' descendants gathered in New York to form a society to promote awareness of the Revolutionary War . . . — Map (db m60471) HM
167Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 139 — The Bishop's Palace
Built, 1886-1893, by Col. Walter Gresham, civic leader and U.S. Congressman. Nicholas J. Clayton was architect. One of the most lavish and massive homes in U.S., house is a Victorian adaptation of renaissance style. Silver and onyx mantel in . . . — Map (db m143659) HM
168Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 8239 — The Cottage
Built about 1882 by cotton buyer Bernard Roensch. Late Greek revival architecture with high Victorian detail in gingerbread trim, ornate tower, stained glass panels and transoms, slate mantels, fine staircase. Has survived many storms. . . . — Map (db m65059) HM
169Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Eugenia & George Sealy Pavilion
Service to the community by the late George Sealy (1880-1944), Galveston financier and civic leader, and his wife Eugenia (1901-1987) was commemorated by the dedication of this pavilion in their memory. The pavilion is a gift to the people of . . . — Map (db m56212) HM
170Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The First National Bank of Galveston — 1878
The original First National Bank of Galveston Building, designed by P M. Comegys for T. H. McMahan, Esquire, was three-story and erected in 1867 of pressed brick from Baltimore. The Strand front and all the door and window surroundings were of iron, . . . — Map (db m130400) HM
171Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Galveston Movement
By the late 1800's, thousands of Jews began fleeing their homes in Russia and Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitic policies and violent pogroms. Many immigrated to the U.S., establishing communities in New York City and elsewhere along the East . . . — Map (db m57364) HM
172Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7486 — The Heidenheimer Bros. Marine Building
Built in 1876 by German immigrant Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building has housed a number of wholesale and retail businesses. According to local tradition, Heidenheimer began business in Galveston prior to the Civil War as a street vendor, . . . — Map (db m139928) HM
173Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Hendley Building
Built 1855-1859. First commercial building in Galveston. Housed the first headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston Engineer Office, established February 25, 1880. From these offices, the first District Engineer, Maj. Samuel M. . . . — Map (db m119196) HM
174Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7521 — The Maas House
A fine cypress structure with ornate woodwork, this house was built in 1886 by Maxwell (1845-1906) and Sarah Davis Maas for their family of nine children. A Galveston-born nephew of the musical composer Offenbach, Maas was a merchant and then county . . . — Map (db m138033) HM
175Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 18753 — The Mexican Telegraph Company — The Zimmermann Telegram
In 1917, with World War I at a stalemate, German military leaders adopted an aggressive strategy to strike any ships, even those of neutral nations, encountered in the Atlantic. As part of a campaign to hinder entry of the U.S. into the war, . . . — Map (db m153223) HM
176Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7534 — The Moody Home
Family residence, W.L. Moody, Jr, built about 1894, and for many years home of Mr. Moody, prominent financier and philanthropist who established the Moody Foundation. Late Victorian architecture, said to have been Texas residence built on steel . . . — Map (db m52697) HM
177Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7167 — The Rosenberg Library
The oldest free public library in continuous operation in Texas. Established and endowed in 1900 by the will of Henry Rosenberg (1824-1893), a native of Switzerland who came to Galveston in 1843 and achieved prominence as a banker and merchant. In . . . — Map (db m51254) HM
178Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7507 — The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin — (July 1, 1872 - January 24, 1926)
A native of Circleville, Ohio, young Catholic priest James Martin Kirwin arrived in Galveston in 1896. He was soon appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Galveston by Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher. As rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, Father . . . — Map (db m50050) HM
179Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 268 — The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon — (September 17, 1886 - November 18, 1957)
A native of France, Marius Etienne Chataignon served in the French army before coming to the United States in 1907. He came to Texas in 1910 to attend St. Mary's Seminary in La Porte. After his ordination, he was appointed assistant pastor at St. . . . — Map (db m49821) HM
180Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11568 — The Stewart Building
Julius Kauffman (1856-1935) and Julius Runge (1851-1906), second generation owners of a commission firm established in 1842, had architect Eugene T. Heiner design this renaissance revival building in the north Italian mode. Contractor Robert . . . — Map (db m58102) HM
181Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Strand — 1860/70
"The rush at the Menard or Central Wharf, now known as Pier 21, during the late 1860's and the early 1870's, with the big fleet of 'red' Morgan ships discharging cargo and passengers, with the river boats loading and unloading, was so great that a . . . — Map (db m130384) HM
182Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Texas Navy
1836 - 1845 In commemoration of The Texas Navy that played heroic part in the struggle of the Texas Republic and made headquarters at the port of Galveston Erected by the Texas Society Daughters of the American . . . — Map (db m90704) WM
183Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — The Tremont Houses
The present Tremont House is the third Galveston hotel to bear the name. The island's first Tremont House was built by the firm of McKinney and Williams in 1839 on the southwest corner of Postoffice and Tremont Streets. An impressive two-story . . . — Map (db m117389) HM
184Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 270 — The Wilbur Cherry House
New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852. A pioneer Texas newspaperman, Cherry had earlier helped establish a local paper, now the Galveston Daily News. His residence, one . . . — Map (db m50067) HM
185Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 326 — Thomas Chubb House
This two-story Greek revival residence was constructed in the 1850s. During the Civil War it was the home of Commodore Thomas Chubb (1811-1890), a veteran of the Texas Revolution. Captured by Union naval forces on Galveston Bay, he returned to the . . . — Map (db m138000) HM
186Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Thomas Jefferson League Building — 1871
Thomas Jefferson League (1834-74) had this building constructed in 1871, putting the final touches on the structure when a new galvanized iron cornice was installed on October 8, 1872, after a storm damaged the new building at the corner of . . . — Map (db m119199) HM
187Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7500 — Thomas Joseph — (Feb. 11, 1823 - Mar. 10, 1905)
Born in Hartford, Conn., Thomas Miller Joseph came to Galveston about 1841 with his mother Annis (Rogers) (d. 1879) and the family of his Uncle Alexander Edgar. Admitted to the bar, he became a Democratic Party leader, serving as Chief Justice . . . — Map (db m50055) HM
188Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11580 — Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Erected 1855-1857 for third episcopal mission in Republic of Texas. Established Feb. 6, 1841, by the Rev. Benjamin Eaton, rector from 1841 to 1871, who is buried beneath the sanctuary. First service held Nov. 1, 1857. Here Rev. Alexander Gregg . . . — Map (db m58014) HM
189Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11581 — Trube House
This Danish castle-inspired home was built in 1890 by John Clement Trube, who came in his youth from Kiel, Denmark. His architect was Alfred Muller. A successful businessman, Trube married Veronica Durst, an heir of early Texan Peter Durst: . . . — Map (db m160045) HM
190Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 11582 — Trueheart-Adriance Building
Designed in neo-renaissance, high Victorian style by Nicholas J. Clayton, noted architect, for H.M. Trueheart & Co., first chartered realty firm in Texas, founded by John O. Trueheart in 1857. H.M. Trueheart joined his father in 1866, admitted . . . — Map (db m60502) HM
191Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — United States National Bank Building — 1925
The United States National Bank started in 1874 when the Island City Savings Bank was established with a charter to operate for 50 years. In 1887 the bank was failing and called on Mr. Harris Kempner to help out the financial crisis. Mr. Kempner . . . — Map (db m119201) HM
192Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Ursuline Convent in the Civil War
Before the Confederate recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863, the nuns of this monastery declined the evacuation offer. During and after the battle the east wing was used as a hospital for treatment of the wounded from both sides. Young . . . — Map (db m51263) HM
193Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Victor Gustafson Home
This raised one-story cottage originally was located at 620 Market Street. Before the property was purchased by Victor Gustafson in 1895, it had belonged to Swiss immigrant Henry Rosenburg, who is remembered as a prominent businessman and public . . . — Map (db m51298) HM
194Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 63 — W. P. Ballinger Law Firm
Oldest continuous law firm in Texas. Founded Nov. 13, 1846, by William Pitt Ballinger (1825-1888), who on that day received first law license issued by state of Texas, through first judicial district court. A veteran of the Mexican War, he later . . . — Map (db m143565) HM
195Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7483 — Warren D. C. Hall — (1788 - April 8, 1867)
North Carolina native Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall was an early immigrant to Texas who took part in several military expeditions against Spain and Mexico. He served as acting Secretary of War for the Republic of Texas at the time of the Battle of San . . . — Map (db m127530) HM
196Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — Washington Hotel — 1873
In 1873 John Parker Davie had erected on this corner a four-story sixty-room hotel. Originally the Cosmopolitan, it was renamed the Washington the year after the famous old Washington Hotel at 21st and Mechanic Street burned down in the fire of . . . — Map (db m119001) HM
197Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 17946 — Wegner House
Built during Galveston’s prominent business era, this house was completed in 1892 in the San Jacinto neighborhood for Ernest and Christiana Wegner. Designed by architect Carl Heufs, the house is a classic L-plan Queen Anne Victorian perched high . . . — Map (db m142704) HM
198Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 269 — Wilbur Cherry
Served in the Texas Army, 1836. Purchased the Galveston News 1843. Born in New Haven, N. Y. January 4, 1820; Died June 12, 1873. His wife Catherine Crosby French Cherry Born in Sligo, Ireland, February 22, 1826; Died . . . — Map (db m127587) HM
199Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 18752 — William and Adele Skinner House
In 1895, local banker William Cooke Skinner (1870-1953) and his wife, Adele (Preston) Skinner (1874-1966), bought this parcel for a home for their young family. Charles William Bulger (1859-1922), noted Texas architect, designed the two-story . . . — Map (db m142536) HM
200Texas (Galveston County), Galveston — 7506 — William J. Killeen House
A bookkeeper for the Texas Cooperative Association, William J. Killeen built this residence about 1886. His family continued to live here following his death the same year. In 1899 the house was purchased by Dr. John Thomas Moore (1863-1951). A . . . — Map (db m59414) HM

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