National Register of Historic Places - Texas (TX), Galveston County

Galveston County Texas (Page 2) has 31 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include SS SELMA (steamship), Sealy, George, House, Strand Historic District, The, USS CAVALLA (submarine) and Point Bolivar Lighthouse.

Several famous people are associated with these Galveston County historic places including Moody, William Lewis, Jr., Samuel May Williams and John S. Sydnor.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Galveston County places including Stanford White, Nicholas J. Clayton, Electric Boat Co., John de Young, William H. Tyndall, Bureau of Lighthouses, A. C. Finn, Frank Jr. Bell, Hollingsworth & Co. Harlan and Nicholas Clayton. Prominent architectural styles found in Galveston Country are Late Victorian, Gothic and Greek Revival.

Pix Building (added 1984 - - #84001713)

2128 Postoffice St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

More Information:

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Point Bolivar Lighthouse (added 1977 - - #77001445)

TX 87 , Port Bolivar

KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bureau of Lighthouses

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Transportation, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Powhatan House (added 1975 - - #75001982)

3427 Ave. O , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Sydnor,John S.

Significant Year:

1907, 1847, 1893

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Museum

More Information:

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Quigg--Baulard House (added 2015 - - #15000618)

Galveston, Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1899 AD

Reedy Chapel-AME Church (added 1984 - - #84001717)

Also known as Reedy Chapel

2013 Broadway , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Robinson Building (added 1984 - - #84001720)

2009-2011 Postoffice St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant

More Information:

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Rosenberg Library (added 1984 - - #84001722)

2310 Sealy St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

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SS SELMA (steamship) (added 1994 - - #93001449)

Also known as 41GV102

Address Restricted , Galveston

Jw4nvc, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Cultural Affiliation:

American Maritime

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Scottish Rite Cathedral (added 1984 - - #84001724)

2128 Church St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Finn,A. C.

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Sealy, George, House (added 1969 - - #69000205)

2424 Broadway , Galveston

Wiki name~commonswiki, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

White,Stanford, Clayton,Nicholas J.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Shaw, M. W., Building (added 1984 - - #84001728)

2427 Ave. D , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Silk Stocking Residential Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000539)

Also known as See Also:Sweeney--Royston House;Adams,Charles,House;Kempner,

Roughly bounded by Ave. K, 23rd St., Ave. P, and 26th St. , Galveston

F\u00e6, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton, Nicholas

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. Joseph's Church (added 1976 - - #76002032)

2202 Ave. K , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bleicke,Joseph

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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St. Mary's Cathedral (added 1973 - - #73001964)

2011 Church Ave. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton,Nicholas J.

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Star Drug Store (added 1984 - - #84001731)

510 23rd St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Steffens--Drewa House Complex (added 1988 - - #88002671)

2701, 2705, and 2709 Ave. O , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Strand Historic District, The (added 1970 - - #70000748)

Roughly bounded by Ave. A, 20th St., alley between Aves. C and D, and railroad depot , Galveston

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Beaux Arts, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Water Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Stringfellow Orchards (added 2013 - - #13000043)

7902 TX 6, Hitchcock

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Sweeney-Royston House (added 1978 - - #78002931)

2402 Ave. L , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton,Nicholas J.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Texas Building (added 1984 - - #84001734)

2200 Central Plaza , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bulger,Charles W.

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional

More Information:

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Texas Heroes Monument (added 1984 - - #84001737)

25th and Broadway , Galveston

Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Amateis,Louis

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

More Information:

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The Settlement Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000268)

Centered on the intersection of N Bell Dr and the 100 block of S Bell Dr with cross-streets Carver Ave and Eunice St , Texas City

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

More Information:

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Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church (added 1979 - - #79002946)

22nd St. and Ave. G , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton,Nicholas J., de Young,John

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Trueheart-Adriance Building (added 1971 - - #71000933)

212 22nd St. , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clayton,Nicholas J.

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic, Specialty Store

More Information:

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U.S. National Bank (added 1984 - - #84001739)

2201 Ave. D , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Professional

More Information:

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USS CAVALLA (submarine) (added 2008 - - #08000477)

Also known as SSK244, AGSS244

E.end of Seawolf Park , Galveston

Wwoods, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Electric Boat Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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USS HATTERAS (41GV68) (added 1977 - - #77001567)

Also known as 41GV68

Address Restricted , Galveston

Reguyla, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Street Furniture/Object

USS STEWART (added 2007 - - #07000689)

East End of Seawolf Park , Galveston

Cobatfor, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

brown Shipbuilding Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Ursuline Convent (added 1973 - - #72001546)

2600 Ave. N , Galveston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

de Young,John

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Educational Related Housing, School

Current Function:

Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Church School, Educational Related Housing, School

Williams, Samuel May, House (added 1971 - - #71000934)

361 Ave. P , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Williams,Samuel May

Significant Year:

1837, 1840

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Willis--Moody Mansion (added 1994 - - #94000410)

Also known as Moody Mansion and Museum

2618 Broadway , Galveston

Jim Evans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tyndall, William H.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Historic Person:

Moody, William Lewis, Jr.

Significant Year:

1900, 1893

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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