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7531 A. Wilkins Miller Cottage 1707 Winnie A. Wilkins Miller had this residence built by Galveston contractor R. B. Garnett in 1895. As president of Miller & Vidor Lumber Co., one of the largest ... 22716 Adolph and Regina Frenkel House Marker pending marker pending 9917 Adriance-Springer House 1703 Broadway This house was built in 1914 for the family of businessman John Adriance, who was instrumental in Galveston's early development. It was sold in 1929 ... 23478 Albertine Hall Yeager 1111 32nd St Born in 1897 in Palestine, Texas, Albertine “Mama” (Hall) Yeager was a beloved African American philanthropist who devoted her life to helping Galveston’s ... 17947 Albertson Home 2017 Avenue N 1/2 This historic house was built in 1870 by Charles Albertson in the Lost Bayou section of the current San Jacinto historical district. Albertson was ... 9919 Alta Loma in Mae S. Bruce Park, adjacent to City Hall, just north of SH 6, Santa Fe Traveling west from the Gulf of Mexico the land rises gradually and becomes Alta Loma (Spanish for high land) in this area of Galveston County. In ... 15227 Alta Loma Cemetery Avenue M, southeast of 28th Street Organized in 1897, this burial ground served the ranching and farming community of Alta Loma. In 1893 the Alta Loma Investment and Improvement Company ... 9920 American National Insurance Company south of American National Tower, One Moody Plaza Founded in 1905 by Galveston business pioneer W. L. Moody, Jr. (1865-1954), American National opened for business on third floor of the Moody Building ... 9921 American Red Cross, Galveston County Chapter Seawall Blvd. Within days of the devastating storm of 1900 Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, arrived in Galveston with personnel, supplies, and ... 9923 Arcadia Christian Church 14201 Beriton The town of Arcadia was established on the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad in 1890. This church was organized in 1894 and represents the oldest ... 15015 Ashbel Smith, 1805-1886 900 Texas Avenue 9924 Ashton Villa, 1859 2328 Broadway Mediterranean style architecture. European materials. Confederate and Federal headquarters in Civil War. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 9929 Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church 2612 Avenue L One of the oldest black congregations in Texas, this church grew from the slave membership of the First Baptist Church of Galveston, organized in ...

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58 Baden-Sproule House 1919 37th St. Designed by noted Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton, this house was built in 1899 by Ida B. Baden on land once known as Thomas Borden's farm. ... 62 Ball High School 4115 Ave. O Following the creation of a public free school system in Galveston in 1881, philanthropist George Ball (1817-1884) made a proposal to the city for ... 7311 Battle of Galveston Pier 22 of Galveston Seaport Museum As part of the Union blockade of the Texas coast, Commander W. B. Renshaw led his small fleet into Galveston harbor to demand the surrender of this ... 11572 Bernard Moore Temple Old City Cemetery, 40th St. and Avenue K (November 4, 1843 - October 5, 1901) Virginia-born B. M. Temple served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), then moved west ... 13815 Best-Lucas House 1122 Sealy Catherine Best purchased this site in February 1866. In July of that year, sister-in-law Anne Best, wife of Louis Best, bought the improved lot from ... 12810 Boddeker House 1114 Broadway Boddeker House The son of German immigrants, Joseph Boddeker came to Galveston with his parents about 1850. After service in the Civil War, he worked ... 181 Bolivar Point Bolivar Ferry landing on US 87, Port Bolivar In 1815 Colonel Henry Perry established a military camp here as part of a plan to invade Spanish Texas. In 1816 Galveston-based privateer Louis-Michel ... 204 Booker T. Washington School African American Cultural Park, Booker T. Washington School display at NW corner 3rd Ave. N and M.L. King Jr. St. Marker moved from site on 2nd Ave. S ("this property" in inscription). Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J.R. McKellar ... 261 Burial Site of David G. Burnet Lakeview Cemetery, on 57th Street between Avenue S and Seawall Blvd. Marker is close to 57th Street entrance. (1788-1870) Provisional President of Texas (March 16, 1836 - Oct. 22, 1836). A man of strong principle who carried a gun in one pocket and a Bible ...

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7527 C. F. Marschner Building 1916 Mechanic St. Erected in 1905-06 by local contractor Otto Haase, this building housed the Texas Bottling Works and the family residence of C. F. and Marie Marschner. ... 263 Camp Wallace SH 6 at entrance to Jack Brooks Park, Hitchcock. Marker reported missing. Replacement pending. Named for World War I army Colonel Elmer J. Wallace, Camp Wallace was established as a training facility for military personnel during World War ... 14221 Campbell Home 1515 Broadway [medallion only] 7449 Captain William S. Fisher Episcopal Cemetery, 40th and K St. Born in Virginia. Captain of a company at San Jacinto, 1836 and in command of the Mier Expedition, 1842. Died in Galveston in 1845. 17278 Carl and Hilda Biehl House Southeast corner of the lot facing Broadway. IN 1902, GALVESTON WAS STILL RECOVERING FROM THE MOST DEVASTATING HURRICANE IN RECORDED HISTORY. MANY BUILDINGS WERE BADLY DAMAGED, INCLUDING THE ... 107 Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino 10th Street (Bertolino's View) and Seawall Blvd., Galveston (September 4, 1887 - March 8, 1960) Born in Galveston in 1887, Carmelo Bertolino was the son of Salvatore Bertolino (d. 1891) and Rosalia Trapani ... 7182 Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman Old Catholic Cemetery, 40th St. Wife of General Sidney Sherman; born April 27, 1815. Died January 20, 1865. 259 Cecil and Frances Brown House 312 Friendswood Dr. Designed by Houston architect Henry A. Stubee and built in 1938, this was the home of local civic, church, and business leader Cecil Brown and his ... 14734 Cedar Lawn Cedar Lawn Drive North In June 1926, the Cedar Lawn Company purchased nine city blocks for residential development. Company officers were W.L. Moody, III, President, W.D. ... 7423 Charles Cronea High Island Cemetery, 56h at Gulfway Dr. (January 14, 1805 - March 4, 1893) Born in Marseilles, France, Charles Cronea came to America on a French frigate as a cabin boy in 1818. Soon after, ... 24162 City of Clear Lake Shores marker pending marker pending 7491 City of Hitchcock in roadside park at the intersection of SH 6 and FM 2004 In region held before 1820s by Karankawa Indians, and afterwards by cattle raisers. The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway built through the area ... 8233 Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point Gulf Freeway (IH-45), east side access road near Virginia Point Road. Marker reported missing Jan. 2018. The site of an important railroad bridge which provided the only connection between the Texas mainland and Galveston Island in the mid-19th century, ... 8234 Clarke-Jockusch Home 1728 Sealy, Galveston This large Victorian home was built in 1895 by Captain Charles Clarke, a prominent figure in the Galveston shipping industry. In 1928 the house was ... 7188 Confederate Mariner: Leon Smith Courthouse Grounds "Lion" of Texas coastal defense during the Civil War. Commanded marine department of military district. Born in New England, went to sea at 13. By ... 23336 Congregation B'nai Israel Rabbi Henry Cohen Memorial Temple (RTHL) 3008 Avenue O marker pending 8237 Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue 822 22nd Street, Galveston Erected in 1870. Cultural and religious center for 85 years. Second oldest temple in Texas. Converted to Masonic Temple in 1953. Henry Cohen, rabbi ... 13814 Crenshaw Family Cemetery 3.2 mi ENE off SH 87 at Helen Blvd Virginia native and Civil War veteran James A. Crenshaw wed Henrietta Barker Elliott in Kentucky in 1870. Two years later, with their first child, ...

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17637 Fairview Cemetery N. Kansas Street at 7th Street Five-month-old Victor Nordhem was laid to rest in February 1900, on land bought by Alison J. Adams for an individual burial plot. In 1908, Adams ... 12744 Faith United Methodist Church 2205 Avenue G Faith United Methodist Church This congregation grew from the merger of two historically African-American Methodist congregations in Dickinson and ... 7437 Fig Industry in Friendswood FM 518 and Shadwell in Stevenson Park Friendswood was established as a Quaker colony by Frank J. Brown and Thomas H. Lewis in 1895. Among the colony's early settlers was former Kansas ... 7438 First Aero Squadron Bay Street at Dike Rd. in Anchor Park First tactical air unit, U. S. Army; was stationed here 1913-1915 during U. S. border troubles caused by revolution in Mexico. The 7 planes, 5 officers, ... 11888 First Baptist Church of Galveston 822 Tremont (23rd St.) The Rev. James Huckins, a visiting Baptist missionary agent, met with nine charter members in the home of Thomas Borden to organize a Baptist church ... 7440 First Baptist Church of League City One Church, NE corner 2nd St. and Colorado Ave. Marker faces 2nd St., about 150 feet NE of Colorado Ave. First Baptist church on Galveston County mainland; organized in Clear Creek Schoolhouse, Dec. 4, 1887. B. A. Smalley served as clerk. First permanent ... 13227 First Baptist Church of Texas City Moved from 1400 9th Avenue N. Move to Mall of the Mainland pending in Apr. 2018. On March 16, 1905, five Texas City residents met for worship and Bible study. The Rev. D.L. Griffith assisted them in founding Texas City's First ... 7441 First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank Galveston Arts Center, SE corner Strand and 22nd Street. Marker reported missing Dec. 2000. Successor of Texas' oldest bank and its first national bank. Founded in 1835 when Mexico granted a banking charter to the merchants Thomas F. McKinney ... 7442 First Lutheran Church Marker reported missing Jun 2007. One of earliest Evangelical Lutheran churches in Texas. Founded in 1850 by the Rev. G. Guebner, of the South Carolina Synod. Seven families were ... 7443 First Methodist Church of Texas City 317 Fifth Ave. N This church began with informal Methodist meetings attended by a small group of newly arrived families to Texas City in 1894. The congregation grew ... 7537 First Navy of the Republic of Texas Pier 21 Dedicated to the first navy of the Republic of Texas established by Governor Henry Smith November 25th, 1835. The Fleet: BRUTUS, INDEPENDENCE, LIBERTY ... 7444 First Presbyterian Church 1903 Church St. Organized New Year's Day, 1840, in the "Academy," an old building on the northwest corner of this intersection. Rev. John McCullough, church organizer, ... 15269 First Texas City Refinery, The 1301 Loop 197 S at Dock Road The first oil refinery built in texas City was established in 1908 by the Texas City Refining Company. Contractor J. C. Black and more than 100 craftsmen ... 7447 First Union Baptist Church 1027 Ave K This church was founded in 1870 as the First Union Free Mission Baptist Church by a delegation representing the American Baptist Free Mission Society ... 7446 First United Methodist Church of Dickinson 200 FM 517 W In 1876 a group of Methodists led by the Rev. P. E. Nicholson began meeting in private homes in the Dickinson area. In 1885 a frame building was ... 7448 First Wharf in Galveston 29th at grain elevators On this site the first wharf in Galveston was built in 1839, four years after the provisional government of Texas established the Port of Galveston ... 7484 Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle 1602 Sealy In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer ... 7452 Fort Travis Ft. Travis Park, Hwy. 87 In early 1836, soon after Texas declared independence from Mexico, Republic of Texas President David Burnet dispatched Colonel Ed Harcourt to Galveston ... 65 Frank Bell, Jr. 1111 Bayou Road at Cedar Road in front of La Marque City Hall (1893-1963) was the son of early La Marque settlers Flavery and Frank Bell, Sr. Although he received little formal education, he was able to achieve ... 11889 Franklin-Wandless House 1920 Avenue M Built in 1886 to replace a house destroyed in the great Strand fire, this was the home of Robert Morris and Sarah Franklin. Robert Franklin (1839-1923) ... 7454 Frederich-Erhard House 1320 Ball St. Galveston native and banker William John Frederich, Sr. (1852-1898), had this house built for his family in 1894. After his death, his widow Jeanne ... 64 Frederick William Beissner House 1702 Ball Avenue Designed by Galveston architect William H. Roystone for local real estate agent Frederick William Beissner (1854-1905) and his wife Mary, this Victorian-era ... 13583 Friends Church Cemetery 502 S. Friendswood Drive In 1895, six families left the disbanded Quaker settlement of Estacado in the Lubbock area and moved to Galveston County. Here, they established ... 7455 Friendswood in front of Friends Church This community was founded in 1895 by a group of Friends (Quakers) led by F. J. Brown and t. H. Lewis. They acquired the land from J. C. League and ...

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17948 Gaido's Famous Seafood Restaurant 3828 Seawall Blvd. Founded in 1911 as a sandwich shop at Seawall and 23rd street by Italian immigrant San Giacinto “Cinto” Gaido, in 1920 Gaido’s became Galveston’s ... 182 Gail Borden, Jr. 3410 Bernardo de Galvez Ave Site of the home 1837-1851, of Gail Borden, Jr. pioneer surveyor, newspaper editor and inventor of a process for condensing milk, which he discovered ... 12707 Galilee Missionary Baptist Church 6609 Fairwood Road Galilee Missionary Baptist Church The first African-American families moved to Hitchcock in 1892, and by 1900 additional families had joined them. ... 7472 Galveston "News," C. S.A. 8522 Teichman Rd. Founded 1842 by Samuel Bangs, Texas' first printer. Published after 1843 by Willard Richardson, who put up the first 4-story building in Galveston ... 13269 Galveston Artillery Club 3102 Avenue O By 1840, a year after its incorporation, the city of Galveston was home to approximately 1,200 residents, the entry point for scores of immigrants ... 7456 Galveston Chamber of Commerce Was located at Moody Civic Center. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike 2008. Replacement in progress. One of the oldest Chambers of Commerce in Texas. Informally organized, spring 1838, during Republic of Texas, by a small group of Galveston's original ... 7466 Galveston County Communities Courthouse Grounds -- 7465 Galveston County, 1901 - 1965 Courthouse Grounds After 1900, the Port of Galveston emerged as the second largest in the U. S. Following completion of a deep-water channel to Texas City in 1904, ... 7468 Galveston Garten Verein Kempner Park, N side of Avenue O between 27th and 28th streets 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, ... 13717 Galveston Historical Foundation Hendley Green Park on The Strand, n/e corner of Strand and 21st St In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its ... 7469 Galveston Immigration Stations 1700 Strand Galveston was the port of entry for thousands of immigrants who settled in Texas and the southwest. Federal laws enacted in 1875 ended the unrestricted ... 7457 Galveston in the Republic of Texas Courthouse Grounds Galveston Island, for centuries a crossroads for Indians, privateers, Spanish and French explorers, for a time was capital of the Republic of Texas. ... 7470 Galveston Island SH 87 at Galveston Ferry Landing Few spots have played a more exciting role in the life of Texas than Galveston Island. Cabeza de Vaca, the Spanish explorer, wrote of the cannibalistic ... 7471 Galveston Medical College 900 The Strand First medical college in Texas and predecessor of the University of Texas Medical Branch, the school opened in 1865 as a branch of Soule University ... 7473 Galveston Office of the National Weather Service 601 Rosenberg First weather service office in Texas, and one of first in the United States; established April 19, 1871, slightly over a year after Congress passed ... 18286 Galveston Orphans Home Bryan Museum, 21st St. (Moody Ave.), W side between Ave. M. and Ave. M 1/2. Also marker titled Galveston Children's Home (1978) at the building entrance. The Island City Orphans Home of the 1870s and 1880s was created to provide refuge for Protestant and Jewish children in Galveston. The orphanage ... 7474 Galveston Quarantine Stations Seawolf Park Unregulated entry of immigrants through Galveston in the late 1830s greatly contributed to local outbreaks of yellow fever and other communicable ... 17971 Galveston Seawall NW corner of 6th and Market streets. After the catastrophic destruction and loss of life caused by the legendary 1900 hurricane, Galveston City officials authorized creation of a seawall ... 7459 Galveston, C. S. A. at Galveston Yacht Club - 4th St. (Holiday at Albacore Ave. Marker is near office after entering club; take first left, marker is up on left.) Most important Texas seaport during the Civil War. Had consulates of England, France and Spain and worldwide recognition as a cotton exporter. Set ... 7460 Galveston: Gateway to Texas Seawolf Park From the time of the earliest documented history, the Gulf of Mexico has been the main point of entry into Texas. Some settlers of the 1820s even ... 23767 Galveston's African American Lifeguards 2900 Seawall Blvd. After the great storm of 1900, African American men across the south moved to Galveston in search of work. However, the 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision ... 7183 General Sidney Sherman In median of Broadway (Ave. J), W side of 7th St. [back] Born in Massachusetts July 23, 1805. Came to Texas February 1836 as captain of a company of volunteers he had recruited in Kentucky and Ohio. ... 278 George Campbell Childress Courthouse grounds, 722 Moody, Galveston (January 8, 1804 - October 6, 1841) Born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee, family, George Campbell Childress attended Davidson Academy (later ... 325 George Campbell Childress Episcopal Cemetery, 40th and K Street, Galveston Erected by the State of Texas in Memory of George Campbell Childress, co-author and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born at Nashville, ... 7428 George Dealey 1315 21st St. (Jan. 20, 1829 - March 31, 1891) Born in Liverpool, England, George Dealey moved to Galveston in 1870 with his wife, Mary Ann (Nellins) Dealey (1829-1913), ... 7453 George Fox House 1402 Ball Ave. Shortly after the Civil War George Fox (d. 1906) joined his father's Galveston bakery, established in 1837. A successful merchant by the turn of ... 17638 George H. Nicholls 1316 24th Street According to a Galveston directory, George H. Nicholls was a mariner seeking his fortune in Galveston when he entered the warehouse business. George ... 7181 George Seeligson Home 1208 Ball St. Galveston-born George Seeligson (1841-1912) was a prominent local merchant. In 1872 he married Maria Davenport (1847-1928). He built this 1875 house ... 7425 George Washington Chapter - DAR 1224 Ball Ave. On June 17, 1895, at the home of Mrs. George Seeligson, located at this site, the George Washington Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ... 7477 Grace Episcopal Church 36th and Avenue L Founded 1874 as a mission of Trinity Church. In 1876 became an independent parish under the Rev. Jeremiah Ward, Rector. Dedicated in 1895 by Bishop ... 7478 Grand Opera House 1894 2020 Postoffice St. Designed by Frank Cox of New Orleans, this Romanesque revival structure served as an opera house, hotel, and restaurant when it opened for its first ... 17277 Greater Bell Zion Missionary Baptist Church 5917 Carver Avenue In the late 1860s and early 1870s, land near the center of Galveston county was bought by a group of African Americans who wished to establish a ... 18143 Greek Orthodox Cemetery 61st Street at Avenue T The only exclusively Greek Orthodox Church Cemetery in Texas, the Greek Orthodox Cemetery in Galveston was established in 1914. The local Hellenic ... 16667 Greenleve, Block & Co. Building N side of Strand St. between 23rd and 24th streets. Replaced 1964 marker titled Flood & Calvert Building. Marker reported missing Sep. 2022. This building, designed by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton, was completed in 1882 for the wholesale dry goods firm of Greenleve, Block ... 7433 Greensville S. Dowell Evergreen Cemetery, 42nd and Broadway (September 1822 - June 9, 1881) Virginia native Dr. Greensville S. Dowell moved to Texas in 1853. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in ... 7479 Grover-Chambers House 1520 Avenue D (Market St.) -- 7480 Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company The Railroad Museum, west side parking lot near Santa Fe Place In 1874 Galveston County voters narrowly approved $500,000 in bonds to finance construction of a railroad line from the city of Galveston that would ...

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7482 Hagemann-Cobb House 3301 Avenue L This elaborate Italianate-Queen Anne style house was built in 1892 by Galveston grocer John Hagemann and his wife Jerusha. In 1932 the home was purchased ... 16835 Hawes Summer Home 2512 Avenue P 1/2 KENTUCKY NATIVE EDWIN HAWES (1852-1932) WAS A PROMINENT ATTORNEY, LAND OWNER AND POLITICIAN, SERVING AS WHARTON COUNTY JUDGE AND MAYOR OF KERRVILLE. ... 7485 Heidenheimer-Hunter Building SE corner 22nd (Kempner) and Mechanic streets. Marker reported missing Dec. 2000. Built in 1878 as a commercial venture by Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building was first occupied by the George Seeligson wholesale grocery ... 20124 Helen E. Ebert Northeast corner of the front yard at 1305 25th. 7487 Hendley's Row 2016 Strand The commercial house of William Hendley & Co. was established in 1845 by William Hendley (1798-1873), his brother Joseph J. Hendley (d. 1887), John ... 7488 Henry C. Henck, Jr. House 2008 Avenue N-1/2 Built in 1893 as rental property, this house was an early investment of brothers August J. and Henry C. Henck, Jr., who began a real estate business ... 7501 Henry Journeay City Cemetery #1 - Episcopal, Rt. 87 / Broadway and 42nd Who served in the army of Texas, 1836 and was a member of the Mier Expedition, 1842. Born in New York, June 23, 1815; died July 2, 1870. 7165 Henry Rosenberg Home 1306 Market St. Built 1859. Architectural and historical interest: formerly widely known for its art treasures and paintings. Much of the materials were imported ... 7490 High Island SH 124 between 9th and Pierce St. in state park. Marker may be missing as of Jul. 2006. The coastal community of High Island sits atop a salt dome at the east end of Bolivar Peninsula. It was named High Island because the hill sits about ... 7492 Hitchcock Depot 11225 SH 6 According to local oral tradition, the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad (GCSF) gained a vital right-of-way through Emily Hitchcock's property in ... 18646 Holy Rosary Catholic Church 1420 31st St. Holy Rosary Church, one of the first African American catholic parishes in Texas, had its beginnings in a school. In 1886, Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher ... 13612 Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 4613 SH 3 In the fall of 1899, a small group of Episcopalians living in Dickinson petitioned the Rt. Rev. George H. Kinsolving, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese ... 7434 Homesite of Adolph Dolson 1817 Sealy Galveston native Adolph D. Dolson was the son of a Norwegian father and Irish mother who migrated here in the 1860s. An active businessman during ... 7503 Homesite of Dr. William Keiller 1409 Market St. Born in Scotland and trained at Edinburgh University, Dr. William Keiller came to Galveston in the early 1890s to serve as the first professor of ... 7494 Hotel Galvez 2100 block Seawall Blvd. Built at a cost of $1,000,000, this hotel was financed by local businessmen and public subscribers to help the economy of Galveston following the ... 7495 Hutchings House Marker on south side of the house, facing Avenue O. Another marker for the same property is nearer the street. Erected in 1856 for businessman John Henry Hutchings and his new wife Minnie (Knox), this structure was designed to resemble an Italian villa. It ... 14875 Hutchings House Marker near street, facing Avenue O. Another marker for the same property is on the house. John Henry Hutchings was born in North Carolina in 1822. After living in New Orleans for several years, he moved to Galveston in 1845. Two years ... 7496 Hutchings, Sealy & Co. Buildings 2328 Strand Four decades after joining in partnership, George Ball, John Henry Hutchings, and John Sealy employed prominent Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton ...

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15085 J. F. Smith & Brothers (STOLEN) 2323-B Strand Avenue 7186 J. F. Smith House 2217 Broadway Designed by Nathaniel Tobey, Jr., and built in 1884 for the family of John Francis Smith, this house is an excellent example of Italianate architecture. ... 7517 J. Levy & Bro. 2128 Broadway Joseph Levy (1844-1922) with his brother Bernard "Ben" Levy (1849-1908) established the J. Levy & Bro. livery business in Galveston in 1868. Raised ... 16682 Jack Johnson Jack Johnson Park, Avenue N at 26th Street Galveston native Arthur John "Jack" Johnson (1878-1946) was the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion. He grew up in Galveston's ... 9922 Jackie Andrews Private School S side Church Street between 18th and 19th streets. RTHL medallion reported missing Dec. 31, 1995. -- (RTHL medallion only) 7532 Jacobs Home 1323 Church St In 1884, Mrs. Barbara Lenz (Lentz) Jacobs (1831-1908), the widow of Christopher Jacobs, purchased a small cottage on this lot from Ferdinand and ... 7519 James Love Episcopal Cemetery, 40th and Avenue K (1795-1874) A veteran of the War of 1812, James Love, a lawyer, came to Texas in 1837 with his wife Lucy (Ballinger). He helped found Galveston, ... 7426 James N. Davis House 1315 24th St. James Nathaniel "Nat" Davis (d. 1902) built this two-story galleried residence in 1899. The designer was Charles W. Bulger, a Galveston architect. ... 18526 James S. Waters House 1116 Church Street The East End Historic District, which initiated development in the area immediately east of Galveston’s Downtown Business District, saw its busiest ... 16374 Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long Bolivar Ferry landing JANE HERBERT WILKINSON LONG (JULY 23, 1798 – DECEMBER 30, 1880) BORN IN CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND, JANE HERBERT WILKINSON LONG WAS A TEXAS PIONEER. ... 23250 Japanese Settlers of Webster Fairview Cemetery. After two snowstorms in the 1890s destroyed crops along Galveston Bay, the local farming community struggled to rebuild. Around the same time, Japanese ... 7508 Jean Lafitte 1417 Avenue A Notorious pirate. Settled here in 1817 with his buccaneers and ships; under Mexican flag, continued his forays against Spanish shipping in the Gulf. ... 23251 Jessie May McGuire Dent McGuire Dent Recreation Center building, E side 28th Street between Ave. Q and Ave. R. Born in Galveston on March 24, 1892 to Robert and Alberta (Mabson) McGuire, Jessie May McGuire Dent was an important Galveston Civil Rights figure. ... 7489 John and Eliza Hertford House 1509 Broadway Ave. John and Eliza Hertford bought three lots at this site in 1867 and built this house by 1869, the year of John's death. Eliza and her children continued ... 7525 John Bankhead Magruder Episcopal Cemetery, 40th St. between Ave. K and Ave. C (Marker is at fence to the left after entering cemetery.) (August 15, 1810 - February 19, 1871) Virginia native John Bankhead Magruder graduated from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1830. For ... 7498 John M. Jones House 1725 Avenue M John Maxwell Jones, a native of Delaware, came to Galveston in 1839 and opened a jewelry store on The Strand. Active in area commerce, he helped ... 11583 John Overton Trueheart Evergreen Cemetery, 40th and Ave K (ca. 1802-March 13, 1874) After coming to Texas from Virginia about 1838, John Trueheart received a land grant for his service with Jack Hays' Rangers. ... 7187 John Smith House 1116 36th St. Irish immigrant and Galveston police officer John Smith had this home constructed at 3601 Post Office Street in 1890, where it later served to shelter ... 7168 Julius H. Ruhl Residence 1428 Sealy A native of Prussia, Julius H. Ruhl came to Galveston in 1872. He served as cashier and clerk for the mercantile firm of Kauffman & Runge until his ... 17991 Juneteenth 2201 Strand Commemorated annually on June 19th, Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. the Emancipation Proclamation, issued ...

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7510 La Marque in front of police department near flagpoles The land in this area, initially known as Highland Bayou, was part of a Republic of Texas land grant awarded to John D. Moore in 1838. The Galveston, ... 7509 Lafitte's Grove Stewart Rd., S side 0.1 mi. NE of Cove Ln. Fort and settlement established here in 1817 by the freebooter Jean Lafitte who maintained headquarters here while preying on shipping in the Gulf ... 7511 Landes-McDonough House 1602 Postoffice St. Confederate veteran and capitalist Henry A. Landes (1844-1919) had this house built in 1887-88. Designed by prominent architects George E. Dickey ... 7512 Lasker Home for Children 1019 16th St. This two-story galleried Greek revival residence was built about 1870 by Galveston attorney Marcus C. McLemore (d. 1898). The Society for the Help ... 7514 League Park FM 518 at Park Rd. Galveston land developer John Charles League (1849-1916) platted the townsite of League City soon after he purchased property here in 1890. Faced ... 24163 League-Kempner House marker pending marker pending 7493 Lent Munson Hitchcock Galveston (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 ... 7515 Leon & H. Blum Co. Building 24th and Mechanic St.; Tremont House Hotel A young Alsatian immigrant, Leon Blum (1836-1906), joined his brother Alexander in a business partnership in Richmond, Texas, about 1852. The company, ... 17945 Levi Charles Meyers Harby Hebrew Benevolent Society Cemetery, 43rd Street at Avenue K (September 21, 1793 - December 3, 1870) Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, Levi Charles Myers Harby was the son of Solomon Harby and Rebecca Moses ... 7518 Lockhart House 1502 Ball Ave. 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 ... 18320 Lorraine Crosby School 7801 Burns St. Opening in 1914, the Lorraine Crosby School served as an educational stepping stone for the African American children of Hitchcock. In 1903, the ... 11593 Louis Trezevant Wigfall Episcopal Cemetery, Broadway & 40th St. (April 21, 1816 - February 18, 1874) Native South Carolinian, Sergeant in Seminole War, lawyer, member Texas Legislature, an ardent secessionist ... 13816 Lt. Commander Edward Lea Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Lot 5, Sec. 18, Broadway and 40th St (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 ...

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9926 Old Austin Home 1502 Market St. -- 60 Old Ball Home 1405 24th Street -- 7538 Old Bay Lake Ranch Bay St. Park at 14th Ave. N Established by Guy M. Bryan (1821-1901), nephew of Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas." Bryan was one of couriers for Wm. B. Travis's Alamo letter. ... 17944 Old Galveston Market House and City Hall Esplanade in 20th St. beween Market and Mechanic During the 1830s, an informal, outdoor market started in the half-block north of Market Street between 20th and 21st streets. In 1846, mayor John ... 7536 Old H. B. Moore Home 8 Ninth Ave. N at Bay St.; Marker reported missing Aug. 2008. Built 1912 by Col. Hugh B. Moore (1874-1944), transportation expert. Born in Tennessee, he managed Texas City Terminal Railroad, Wolvin Steamship ... 7539 Old Red, Ashbel Smith Building 916 Strand First, and originally the only, building of University of Texas Medical Branch. Master architect Nicholas J. Clayton designed the massive Romanesque ... 18582 Olga Samaroff 2327 Avenue M Born as Lucy Mary Olga Agnes Hickenlooper to Carlos and Jane (Loening) Hickenlooper in San Antonio, Lucy grew up in a home in the wealthy Silk Stocking ... 7541 Open Gates George and Magnolia Willis Sealy Conference Center, aka George Sealy House. -- 7540 Original Oleander Planting in Galveston 25th and Avenue I 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. ... 7439 Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma 12017 S. 23rd St. Original site of oldest church in Alta Loma; second oldest Baptist church on Galveston mainland. Organized on Nov. 10, 1895, in a local hotel; 26 ... 7175 Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum 6800 block Seawall Blvd., beach side Children orphaned by a yellow fever epidemic in 1867 were cared for temporarily in Galveston's St. Mary's Infirmary by the Sisters of Charity of ...

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7542 Paul's Union Church 1709 Oak St. Established about 1895 by Laura Stewart and Julia Parr Munson, this church is distinguished by a history of strong community involvement. The congregation ... 15133 Peter Leroy Colombo 5600 Seawall Blvd. (December 23, 1905-July 12, 1974)Born in Galveston, Peter Leroy Colombo overcame disabilities to become a highly accomplished lifeguard. Born in ... 16368 Phillips Memorial Cemetery NW corner of Mentor Drive and State Hwy 3 Phillips Memorial Cemetery Established Ca. 1880 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2008 7543 Pier 19, Mosquito Fleet Berth Near Pier 19, NE corner of 20th Street and Wharf Road. Jean Lafitte's pirate ships (1815-21) and Republic of Texas Navy (1836-40s) once sailed here. Galveston Wharves & Cotton Press Company, chartered ... 7544 Point Bolivar at foot of old lighthouse Headquarters for Long's Expedition which attempted to free Texas from Spanish rule in 1819. Named in honor of Simon Bolivar (1783-1830), leader in ... 7545 Poole-Parker House 3419 Avenue L 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 ... 14023 Powhatan and Mattie Wren House 1403 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 ... 7546 Powhatan House 3427 Avenue O Early Galveston hotel; built 1847 by John Seabrook Sydnor, Galveston mayor 1846-1847. Greek revival architecture; Doric columns from Maine. Has served ... 7547 Public Education for Blacks in Galveston Central Cultural Center, SE corner Avenue M and 27th Street. Marker faces 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 ...

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8236 Rabbi Henry Cohen 722 Moody, courthouse lawn in Galveston (1863-1952) Called the "First Citizen of Texas" by U. S. President Woodrow Wilson, Rabbi Henry Cohen, an internationally known humanitarian, was ... 7464 Reconstruction to 1900, Galveston County Courthouse grounds The revival of economic, political, social and religious institutions in Galveston County following the Civil War was more rapid than anywhere in ... 7548 Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church 2013 Broadway 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 ... 7549 Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church 2013 Broadway 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 ... 7166 Rollover Fish Pass Bolivar Peninsula, 0.4 mi W of Gilchrist on SH 87, north side of the road on the west side of the pass. Tourist Information marker sponsored by Texas Game and Fish Commission in 1963. Marker damaged by Hurricane Ike in Sep. 2008. Replacement in progress. A strait approximately 200 feet wide, 5 feet deep and more than 1,600 feet long across Bolivar Peninsula - was opened in 1955 by the Texas Game and ... 16369 Rosewood Cemetery between 61st and 69th Streets, between Central City Boulveard and Seawall Boulevard ROSEWOOD CEMETERY ON JANUARY 30, 1911, A GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN GALVESTONIANS FORMED THE ROSEWOOD CEMETERY ASSOCIATION. THE CITIZENS PURCHASED ... 7169 Runge Park 8th St. at Jackson, 5 blocks south of SH 6 Galveston businessman Henry J. Runge (1859-1922), European-educated son of a German immigrant, bought the land and laid out the town of Arcadia in ...

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7170 Sacred Heart Church 1302 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 ... 11594 Samuel May Williams 3601 Ave P 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 ... 11595 Samuel May Williams Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, near Avenue L at 40th Street. TEXT: 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 ... 12494 San Leon in Bayshore Park Strategically located on a peninsula surrounded by Galveston, Trinity and Dickinson bays, San Leon has a rich and varied history. Amos Edwards and ... 15201 San Leon Cemetery between 21st & 22nd Streets on Avenue B (Bayshore Dr./Texas Hwy 646) The old section of this cemetery was in use at least as early as the 1890s as part of the town of North Galveston that was created in 1891 from the ... 17644 Santa Fe Consolidated High School 13304 SH 6 In 1927, Arcadia, Alta Loma and Algoa schools combined to form the Santa Fe Consolidated school district, named for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa ... 7178 Santa Fe Union Station The Railroad Museum, facing 25th Street and The Strand 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 ... 7179 Schreiber-Miller Warehouse 2319 Strand -- 7180 Scottish Rite Masonry in Texas NE corner Church and 22nd (Kempner) streets. Marker is near Church Street entrance. Born in 1867 in Galveston. One of major systems of celebrated Masonic fraternal organization. Philip C. Tucker, the Deputy Inspector General of the ... 23265 Sealy and Mary Hutchings House East corner of Avenue O and 28th Street. Marker pending. marker pending 13958 Settlement Community 117 S. Bell Dr During Reconstruction, former slaves founded a community known as the Settlement on land platted by Judge William J. Jones for purchase by freedmen. ... 7184 Shiloh A. M. E. Church 1310 29th St. One of oldest churches in Galveston. Congregation was organized before 1870, when former Galvestonian Henry H. Brower sold this church site to the ... 7185 Shoal Point and Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse Bay St. Park at Bay St. and 14th Ave. N. A number of families settled along Galveston Bay in the 1830s after land grants were awarded to veterans of the republic of Texas army and navy. ... 9928 Site of Austinia Bay St. Park, Bay St. at 14th Ave. N Empresario Stephen F. Austin urged Mexico to improve foreign trade by establishing ports in the Galveston area as early as 1825. Historical references ... 12450 Site of Clifton-by-the-Sea E side of Grand Ave. (FM 646) at Boulevard St. Established in 1910 through the partnership of area landowners G. C. Perkins and W. Y. Fuqua, Clifton-by-the-Sea is a reminder of the era in which ... 7467 Site of Galveston County Poor Farm Walter G. Hall Park near baseball field, 807 SH 3 N The Galveston County Commissioners Court began planning in 1886 to purchase a farm to house and care for the county's indigent citizens. A site was ... 7476 Site of Galveston Seminary 19th St. at Winnie Built by Reverend John McCullough in 1849. Patterned after private Presbyterian schools in historic Chester County, Pennsylvania, the institution ... 267 Site Of Landmark Campbell's Bayou Gulf Freeway (IH-45), east side access road near Virginia Point Road Settled 1821 by privateer James Campbell (1791-1856), U. S. Navy veteran, War of 1812, who after discharge was lieutenant and close friend of buccaneer ... 7524 Site of Magnolia Grove Cemetery 2115 Terminal Dr. The Magnolia Grove Association, formed in 1870, made plans to establish a cemetery atop this ridge to serve the entire community of Galveston. The ... 7530 Site of the Home of Michael Branaman Menard 1838 Michel B. Menard House, facing 33rd Street. NOTE: Correct spelling of the name is 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. ... 11586 Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy Holy Family Catholic School, at southwest corner of Avenue N (Ursuline) and 25th streets 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 ... 22616 Smith-Hartley House 1121 33rd Street 11890 Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana in Texas City Pioneer Park In the 1870s native Tejanos organized "Sociedades Mutualistas," mutual aid societies designed to protect their interests from the growing Anglo population ... 11566 Sonnentheil Home 1826 Sealy Built in 1886-87 for German native Jacob Sonnentheil (d. 1908), this home probably was designed by prominent Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton. ... 11567 SS Selma Seawolf Park Steel shortages during World War I led the U.S. to build experimental concrete ships, the largest of which was the SS Selma, today partially submerged ... 13139 St. George's Episcopal Church 510 13th Ave. No., Texas City St. George's Episcopal Church The first Episcopal worship service in Texas City took place on March 23, 1913, two years after the city incorporated ... 14117 St. Joseph's Church 2202 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 ... 13671 St. Mary Mission Church 620 E. Main Street Beginning in the late 19th century, League City's Catholic residents gathered in homes for Mass and other services. As the population grew, so did ... 7172 St. Mary's Cathedral 2011 Church Avenue 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 ... 7173 St. Mary's Hospital 404 8th St. Organized in 1866, this institution was the first private hospital established in the state. Originally known as Charity Hospital, it was founded ... 7176 St. Patrick Catholic Church Marker is at the northwest corner of Avenue K and 34th St. Galveston Bishop C. M. Dubuis established this parish in 1870 to serve Catholics in Galveston Island's fast-growing west end district. A wood sanctuary ... 7177 St. Paul United Methodist Church 1425 Broadway Founded in the late 1860s, St. Paul Methodist Church can trace its history through two earlier Methodist congregations in Galveston. Charter members ... 11569 Stewart Property 13 Mile Rd. One of the earliest known sites of occupation on the west end of Galveston Island, this ridge was at one time a campsite for the nomadic Karankawa ... 11570 Stringfellow Orchards 7902 SH 6 Nationally and internationally recognized horticulturist Henry Martyn Stringfellow (1839-1922) started an experimental garden and orchard at this ... 11571 Sweeney-Royston House 2402 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 ...

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7429 T. J. and Mary Lelia Dick House 720 Second St. Thomas Jackson and Mary Lelia (Sherman) Dick lived on their north Galveston County "Buckhorn Ranch" for many years before hiring J. R. Beerwort and ... 11573 Texas Bar Association Courthouse Grounds Independent lawyers and representatives from 46 Texas law firms called a meeting in 1882 to create a statewide association. They organized the Texas ... 11574 Texas City in front of Moore Memorial Public Library This community traces its origin to settlement by a few families along the bayshore in the mid-1800s. Completion in 1854 of the Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse, ... 11575 Texas City Dike 900 Bay St. in Anchor Park at Dike Rd. In early efforts to develop a major port here on Galveston Bay, Texas City capitalists, acting against the advice of engineers, dug a ship channel ... 11577 Texas City Memorial Cemetery 29th St. at 25th Ave N (Loop 197) On April 16 and 17, 1947, disastrous explosions aboard two ships docked at the Texas City port killed hundreds of people. In the weeks that followed, ... 11578 Texas City Terminal Railway Company 1301 Loop 197 S at Dock Rd. Minnesota investors and brothers Jacob R. and Henry H. Myers and Augustus B. Wolvin formed the Texas City improvement company in 1893 and developed ... 7463 Texas Revolution and Civil War, Galveston County 21st at Winnie St. Following Laffite's expulsion from Galveston, settlers from the West Indies began to arrive. Within a few years, Galveston became a principal port ... 11579 Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution 500 block of 23rd St In 1889, during the Centennial of the inauguration of George Washington as first President of the United States, a group of Revolutionary War soldiers' ... 11891 Texas Sugar Refining Company 201 Bay Street S. The Texas City Transportation Company established the Texas Sugar Refining Company in 1910 to increase its profits by locating a sugar refinery at ... 139 The Bishop's Palace 1402 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 ... 8239 The Cottage 1517 Avenue H, Galveston Built about 1882 by cotton buyer Bernard Roensch. Late Greek revival architecture with high Victorian detail in gingerbread trim, ornate tower, stained ... 8240 The Cradle 29th and O 1/2 Street, Galveston Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation. ... 18889 The Galveston Movement Historic Congregation B'Nai Israel Synagogue By the late 1800s, thousands of Jews began fleeing their homes in Russia and Eastern Europe to escape anti-Semitic policies and violent pogroms. ... 7486 The Heidenheimer Bros. - Marine Building southwest corner 21st (Moody Ave) and Mechanic streets. Marker reported missing May 2019. Built in 1876 by German immigrant Samson Heidenheimer (d. 1891), this building has housed a number of wholesale and retail businesses. According ... 7497 The Italian Vault Calvary Catholic Cemetery, facing 61st Street near Avenue T 1/2 Attracted by economic opportunities to be found here, a large number of Italian immigrants came to Galveston in the 19th century. In 1876, they formed ... 7521 The Maas House 1802 Sealy 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 ... 18753 The Mexican Telegraph Company_The Zimmermann Telegram 1838 Menard House grounds, southeast corner of 34th Street and Avenue N 1/2. 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, ... 7534 The Moody Home 2618 Broadway Family residence, W. L. Moody, Jr. built about 1894, and for many years home of Mr. Moody, prominent financier and philanthropist who established ... 7475 The Original Galveston Seawall 4900 block Seawall Blvd. On Sept. 8, 1900 a devastating hurricane and tidal wave destroyed much of Galveston and left 6000 persons dead. After the tragedy, the city appointed ... 11598 The Rev. Henry P. Young Lakeview Cemetery (October 2, 1817 - September 12, 1901) Born Heinrich P. Jung in Germany in 1817, the Rev. Henry P. Young began a Methodist ministry in Galveston ... 7167 The Rosenberg Library 823 Tremont St. 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 ... 7507 The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin 2100 block Seawall Blvd. (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 ... 268 The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon at Sacred Heart Church (September 17, 1886 - November 18, 1957) A native of France, Marius Etienne Chataignon served in the French army before coming to the United States ... 11568 The Stewart Building 22nd and Mechanic St. Julius Kauffman (1856-1935) and Julius Runge (1851-1906), second generation owners of a commission firm established in 1842, had architect Eugene ... 11576 The Texas City Disaster Dike Road west of Skyline Drive, next to SS High Flyer propeller On April 16, 1947, three ships--the "Grandcamp", the "High Flyer", and the "Wilson B. Keene"--were docked in the Texas City port. They were loaded ... 270 The Wilbur Cherry House 1602 Church 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, ... 326 Thomas Chubb House 1417 Sealy 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), ... 226 Thomas Henry Borden corner of Avenue P and 39th Street, Galveston Site of the home of Thomas Henry Borden one of the "Old Three Hundred" of Austin's colonies. Surveyed the town of Galveston. Editor and one of the ... 7500 Thomas Joseph Episcopal Cemetery, 40th St. and Avenue L (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) ... 7430 Townsite of Dickinson Dickinson Oldest mainland settlement in Galveston County, named for John Dickinson, one of "Old 300" settlers in original colony (opened in 1821) of Stephen ... 11580 Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church 2216 Avenue H 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, ... 11581 Trube House 1627 Ave I 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. ... 11582 Trueheart-Adriance Building 212 22nd Street Designed in neo-renaissance, high Victorian style by Nicholas J. Clayton, noted architect, for H. M. Trueheart & Co., first chartered realty firm ...

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