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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122U_galveston-garten-verein_Galveston-TX.html
In design of a Teutonic Club; all stockholders were of German descent. Center for city's social life, 1876-1923, complex had an octagonal dance pavilion, tennis courts, bowling and tenpin alleys, bandstand, fountains. The complex was site of Galve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122Q_powhatan-house_Galveston-TX.html
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 Ga…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122J_grace-episcopal-church_Galveston-TX.html
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 G. H. Kinsolving, the building was made possible by a bequest from civic leader Henry Rosenberg.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM122E_ashton-villa-1859_Galveston-TX.html
Mediterranean style architecture. European materials. Confederate and Federal headquarters in Civil War. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1227_the-eugenia-george-sealy-pavilion_Galveston-TX.html
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 Galv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1225_hagemann-cobb-house_Galveston-TX.html
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 by Thomas and Laura Ella Cobb. A city health inspector, Cobb was the head of the local Brewer…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11N8_galveston-historical-foundation_Galveston-TX.html
In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its archive grew, but in 1880, the secretary died, telling no one where to find the collection. In 1885, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11N7_the-bishops-palace_Galveston-TX.html
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 mu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11N6_c-f-marschner-building_Galveston-TX.html
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. Shortly before the completion of the building, C. F. Marschner died. His widow inherited the bo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM11N5_former-site-of-heidenheimers-castle_Galveston-TX.html
In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer (1834-1891) bought it in 1884. The German-born Heidenheimer began with a $100 loan and built a fortune…
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