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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Galveston TX 77550
By Samuel Collins III
Juneteenth Marker June 19, 2014
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Strand Street at 22nd Street, on the right when traveling east on Strand Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Bob Smith Road at Jolly Roger Road, on the right when traveling north on Bob Smith Road. |
| | 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 |
| On 20th Street south of Harborside Drive (State Highway 275), on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Stewart Road 0.2 miles east of 12-Mile Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue E at 16th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue E. |
| | 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 |
| On 16th Street south of Broadway Avenue J (Texas Highway 87), on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| Near 40th Street at Avenue K, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street east of 24th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street (Avenue C) near 23rd Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K east of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Ball Avenue H at 15th Street, on the left when traveling east on Ball Avenue H. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue K at 40th Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near 40th Street at Avenue K. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K west of 40th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | San Jacinto veteran. First
Mayor of Galveston. Born in
Kentucky. Died February 12, 1847 — — Map (db m127600) HM |
| On Avenue K east of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street west of 21st Street (Moody Avenue), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Mechanic Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Winnie Rear Street at 16th Street, on the right when traveling west on Winnie Rear Street. |
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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 |
| On 19th Street at Ball Street, on the left when traveling south on 19th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Winnie Street west of 12th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue K east of 43rd Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near 2200 Harborside Drive. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street at Mitchell Street (24th Street), on the right when traveling west on Strand Street. |
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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 |
| On 40th Street at Avenue L, on the right when traveling south on 40th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On 14th Street at Harborside Drive, on the left when traveling north on 14th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K east of 43rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street at 24th Street, on the right when traveling west on Strand Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue H east of Moody Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Strand Street east of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Broadway Avenue (State Highway 87) near 25th Street. Reported missing. |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m159874) HM |
| On Sealy Avenue at 25th Street, on the left when traveling west on Sealy Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Kempner Street (22nd Street) at Postoffice Street (Avenue E), on the right when traveling north on Kempner Street (22nd Street). |
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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 |
| On Avenue L 0.1 miles east of 35th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Ship Mechanic Row Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| On Broadway at 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On 35th Street at Avenue O, on the right when traveling north on 35th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On 27th Street at Avenue M, on the right when traveling north on 27th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Broadway at 27th Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| Near Moody Avenue south of Winnie Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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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 |
| Near Moody Avenue south of Winnie Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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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 |
| On Broadway Street (State Highway 87) just west of 21st Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Broadway Avenue (State Highway 87) west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On 23rd Street north of Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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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 |
| On Broadway at 14th Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On 23rd Street at Strand Street, on the left when traveling south on 23rd Street. |
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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 |
| On 22nd Street (Kempner Street) south of Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue P near 36th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Avenue K at 40th Street. |
| | (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 |
| On 25th Street at Strand Rear Street, on the right when traveling south on 25th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue F at 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue F. |
| | 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 |
| On 19th Street at Winnie Street, on the right when traveling south on 19th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On 33rd Street at Avenue N 1/2, on the right when traveling south on 33rd Street. |
| | 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 |
| On 25th Street (Rosenberg Avenue) at Ursuline Street (Avenue N), on the right when traveling south on 25th Street (Rosenberg Avenue). |
| | 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 |
| On Sealy Avenue at 19th Street, on the right when traveling west on Sealy Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| On Kempner Street (22nd Street) north of Church Street, on the left when traveling north. |
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Listed in the
National Register of Historic Places
by The United States
Department of the Interior
— — Map (db m119000) HM |
| On Avenue K at 22nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue K. |
| | 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 |
| On Moody Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on Moody Street. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Moody Avenue (21st Street) south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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The cornerstone for St. Marys 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 |
| On 8th Street at Avenue E, on the right when traveling north on 8th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K at 34th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue K. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue L at 24th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue L. |
| | 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 |
| Near Moody Avenue at Avenue G. |
| | 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 |
| Near Moody Avenue at Winnie Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Tremont Street at Avenue F, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Broadway (State Highway 87) at 14th Street, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue H (Ball Street) east of 16th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Sealy Avenue at 24th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street east of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On 22nd Street at Sealy Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 22nd Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Moody Avenue at Mechanic Street. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street west of 20th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On Sealy Avenue at 18th Street, on the left when traveling east on Sealy Avenue. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On Broadway at 27th Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On Tremont Street at Sealy Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Moody Avenue at Ball Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Broadway (State Highway 87) at 14th Street on Broadway. |
| | 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 |
| On 22nd Street at Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on 22nd Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street west of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "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 |
| On Seawall Boulevard east of 28th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
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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 |
| On Mechanic Street east of 24th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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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 |
| On 16th Street at Church Street (Avenue F), on the right when traveling south on 16th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Sealy Avenue east of 15th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Strand Street west of 23rd Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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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 |
| Near 40th Street at Avenue K. |
| | 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 |
| On 22nd Street 0.1 miles north of Ball Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On 17th Street at Sealy Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 17th Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near 22nd Street north of Avenue C, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | 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 |
| On Kempner Street (22nd Street) at Market Street, on the right when traveling south on Kempner Street (22nd Street). |
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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 |
| On Ursuline Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue E at 15th Street, on the right when traveling east on Avenue E. |
| | 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 |
| Near Mechanic Street west of Kempner Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K west of 40th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| On 23rd Street at Mechanic Street, on the right when traveling north on 23rd Street. |
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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 |
| On Avenue K at 14th Street, on the left when traveling east on Avenue K. |
| | Built during Galvestons 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 |
| Near Avenue K west of 40th Street. |
| | 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 |
| On Sealy Avenue 0.1 miles west of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Avenue K at 18th Street, on the right when traveling west on Avenue K. |
| | 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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