National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas

This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Galveston County, Texas. There are nine districts, 68 individual properties, and four former properties listed on the National Register in the county. Two districts and one individually listed property are National Historic Landmarks. One district and six individually listed properties are State Antiquities Landmarks. Seventy-two properties are Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks including one property that contains two while four districts contain many more.

Location of Galveston County in Texas

Many of the below locations survived the Galveston hurricane of 1900 while all former listings were victims of later hurricanes.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 29, 2021.[1]

Current listings

The publicly disclosed locations of National Register properties and districts may be seen in a mapping service provided.[2]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Ashton Villa
Ashton Villa
October 28, 1969
(#69000204)
2328 Broadway
29°17′59″N 94°47′33″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
2 Henry Beissner House
Henry Beissner House
April 3, 1978
(#78002929)
2818 Ball Ave.
29°18′01″N 94°47′56″W
Galveston
3 Bishop's Palace
Bishop's Palace
August 25, 1970
(#70000746)
1402 Ave. J (Broadway)
29°18′17″N 94°46′55″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, part of East End Historic District
4 Broadway Cemetery Historic District
Broadway Cemetery Historic District
June 13, 2014
(#14000340)
6 blocks between Broadway Ave., Ave. L, 43rd & 40th Sts.
29°17′37″N 94°48′47″W
Galveston
5 Building at 1921–1921 1/2 Avenue D
Building at 1921–1921 1/2 Avenue D
August 14, 1984
(#84001671)
1921–1921 1/2 Ave. D
29°18′21″N 94°47′23″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
6 Building at 1925–1927 Market Street
Building at 1925–1927 Market Street
August 14, 1984
(#84001668)
1925–1927 Market St.
29°18′25″N 94°47′29″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
7 Cedar Lawn Historic District
Cedar Lawn Historic District
December 20, 2002
(#02001570)
Bounded by 45th. St., 48th St., Ave. L, and Ave. N,
29°17′23″N 94°49′04″W
Galveston
8 City Hall
City Hall
August 14, 1984
(#84001676)
823 25th St.
29°18′01″N 94°47′43″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
9 City National Bank
City National Bank
August 14, 1984
(#84001680)
2219 Market St
29°18′20″N 94°47′36″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
10 Frank B. Davison House
Frank B. Davison House
June 29, 1976
(#76002033)
109 3rd Ave.
29°23′13″N 94°53′42″W
Texas City State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
11 Denver Court Historic District
Denver Court Historic District
January 14, 2002
(#01001471)
Roughly bounded by Aves. S1/2 and U1/2, 43rd and 52nd Sts.
29°16′39″N 94°48′54″W
Galveston
12 East End Historic District
East End Historic District
May 30, 1975
(#75001979)
Irregular pattern including both sides of Broadway and Market Sts.
29°18′16″N 94°46′58″W
Galveston Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
13 Eiband's
Eiband's
August 14, 1984
(#84001683)
2001 Central Plaza
29°18′16″N 94°47′32″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
14 ELISSA
ELISSA
March 21, 1978
(#78002930)
Pier 21, 21st Street and Harborside Drive
29°18′34″N 94°47′37″W
Galveston
15 Falstaff Brewery
Falstaff Brewery
August 29, 2018
(#100002841)
3302 Church St. (Ave. F)
29°18′03″N 94°48′22″W
Galveston This structure is currently abandoned
16 First Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
August 14, 1984
(#84001688)
2401 Ave. G
29°18′09″N 94°47′39″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
17 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
January 29, 1979
(#79002942)
1903 Church St.
29°18′15″N 94°47′19″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
18 Fort Travis
Fort Travis
March 30, 2005
(#05000247)
TX 87 at Loop 108
29°21′53″N 94°45′29″W
Port Bolivar State Antiquities Landmark
19 Galveston Causeway
Galveston Causeway
December 12, 1976
(#76002028)
Spans Galveston Bay from Virginia Point to Galveston Island
29°17′51″N 94°53′12″W
Galveston State Antiquities Landmark
20 Galveston, Houston & Henderson (GH&H) Freight Depot
Galveston, Houston & Henderson (GH&H) Freight Depot
January 10, 2020
(#100004866)
325 33rd St.
29°18′09″N 94°48′20″W
Galveston
21 Galveston Orphans Home
Galveston Orphans Home
March 21, 1979
(#79002943)
1315 21st St.
29°17′50″N 94°47′19″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
22 Galveston Seawall
Galveston Seawall
August 18, 1977
(#77001443)
Seawall Blvd.
29°18′09″N 94°46′27″W
Galveston State Antiquities Landmark
23 Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse
Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse
April 25, 2001
(#01000438)
601 25th St. (Rosenberg St.)[6]
29°18′08″N 94°47′45″W
Galveston
24 Galvez Hotel
Galvez Hotel
April 4, 1979
(#79002944)
2024 Seawall Blvd.
29°17′32″N 94°47′08″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
25 Garten Verein Pavilion
Garten Verein Pavilion
July 20, 1977
(#77001444)
27th St. and Avenue O (Kempner Park)
29°17′34″N 94°47′41″W
Galveston State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
26 Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
April 3, 1975
(#75001980)
1115 36th St.
29°17′39″N 94°48′23″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
27 Grand Opera House
Grand Opera House
January 2, 1974
(#74002071)
2012–2020 Ave. E
29°17′47″N 94°47′26″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
28 John Hagemann House
John Hagemann House
June 1, 1982
(#82004505)
3301 Ave. L
29°17′40″N 94°48′47″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
29 House at 2017–2023 Avenue I
House at 2017–2023 Avenue I
August 14, 1984
(#84001698)
2017–2023 Ave. I
29°18′05″N 94°47′07″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
30 House at 2528 Postoffice St.
House at 2528 Postoffice St.
August 14, 1984
(#84001700)
2528 Postoffice St.
29°18′13″N 94°47′49″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
31 Sealy Hutchings House
Sealy Hutchings House
July 29, 1994
(#94000796)
2805 Ave. O
29°17′31″N 94°47′44″W
Galveston
32 I.O.O.F. Lodge
I.O.O.F. Lodge
August 14, 1984
(#84001703)
505 20th St.
29°18′18″N 94°47′24″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
33 Illies Building-Justine Apartments
Illies Building-Justine Apartments
August 22, 1995
(#95001028)
503 21st St.
29°17′49″N 94°46′56″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
34 Daniel Webster Kempner House
Daniel Webster Kempner House
March 30, 1979
(#79002945)
2504 Ave. O
29°17′35″N 94°47′34″W
Galveston Part of Silk Stocking Residential Historic District
35 Jean Lafitte Hotel
Jean Lafitte Hotel
August 14, 1984
(#84001705)
2105 Ave. F
29°18′14″N 94°47′27″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
36 Lasker Home for Homeless Children
Lasker Home for Homeless Children
April 14, 1983
(#83003140)
1019 16th St.
29°18′02″N 94°47′01″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of Lost Bayou Historic District
37 E.S. Levy Building
E.S. Levy Building
November 13, 2003
(#03001163)
2221–2225 Market St.
29°18′17″N 94°47′36″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
38 Lost Bayou Historic District
Lost Bayou Historic District
June 19, 2017
(#100001224)
Roughly bounded by Broadway, Ave. N, 14th & 21st Sts.
29°17′58″N 94°47′06″W
Galveston Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
39 Marschner Building
Marschner Building
August 14, 1984
(#84001706)
1914–1916 Mechanic St.
29°18′26″N 94°47′23″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
40 McKinney-McDonald House
McKinney-McDonald House
May 4, 1976
(#76002030)
926 Winnie St.
29°18′24″N 94°46′39″W
Galveston
41 Melrose Apartment Building
Melrose Apartment Building
October 14, 1998
(#98001246)
2002 Post Office St.
29°18′19″N 94°47′26″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
42 Michel B. Menard House
Michel B. Menard House
December 12, 1976
(#76002031)
1605 33rd St.
29°17′27″N 94°48′06″W
Galveston
43 Merimax Building
Merimax Building
January 24, 1985
(#85000121)
521 22nd St.
29°18′15″N 94°47′32″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
44 Model Laundry
Model Laundry
August 14, 1984
(#84001707)
513–523 25th St.
29°18′10″N 94°47′45″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
45 Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore House
Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore House
October 28, 1994
(#94001241)
8 Ninth Ave., N.
29°23′38″N 94°54′10″W
Texas City Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
46 Mosquito Fleet Berth, Pier 19
Mosquito Fleet Berth, Pier 19
April 21, 1975
(#75001981)
N end of 20th St., Pier 19
29°18′39″N 94°47′25″W
Galveston State Antiquities Landmark
47 Old Galveston Customhouse
Old Galveston Customhouse
August 25, 1970
(#70000747)
Southeast corner 20th and Post Office (Ave. E) Sts.
29°18′18″N 94°47′23″W
Galveston
48 Pix Building
Pix Building
August 14, 1984
(#84001713)
2128 Postoffice St.
29°18′18″N 94°47′32″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
49 Point Bolivar Lighthouse
Point Bolivar Lighthouse
August 18, 1977
(#77001445)
TX 87
29°22′00″N 94°46′00″W
Port Bolivar
50 Powhatan House
Powhatan House
October 6, 1975
(#75001982)
3427 Ave. O
29°17′24″N 94°48′11″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
51 Quigg-Baulard House
Quigg-Baulard House
September 17, 2015
(#15000618)
2628 Broadway
29°17′57″N 94°47′48″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
52 Reedy Chapel-AME Church
Reedy Chapel-AME Church
September 14, 1984
(#84001717)
2013 Broadway
29°18′00″N 94°47′19″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
53 Robinson Building
Robinson Building
August 14, 1984
(#84001720)
2009–2011 Postoffice St.
29°18′17″N 94°47′26″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
54 Rosenberg Library
Rosenberg Library
August 14, 1984
(#84001722)
2310 Sealy St.
29°18′03″N 94°47′34″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
55 Scottish Rite Cathedral
Scottish Rite Cathedral
August 14, 1984
(#84001724)
2128 Church St.
29°18′14″N 94°47′30″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
56 George Sealy House
George Sealy House
October 28, 1969
(#69000205)
2424 Broadway
29°17′59″N 94°47′37″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
57 The Settlement Historic District
The Settlement Historic District
May 17, 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
29°22′58″N 94°58′38″W
Texas City
58 M. W. Shaw Building
M. W. Shaw Building
August 14, 1984
(#84001728)
2427 Ave. D
29°18′16″N 94°47′45″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
59 Silk Stocking Residential Historic District
Silk Stocking Residential Historic District
May 10, 1996
(#96000539)
Roughly bounded by Ave. K, 23rd St., Ave. P, and 26th St.
29°17′42″N 94°47′30″W
Galveston Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
60 Ashbel Smith Building
Ashbel Smith Building
October 28, 1969
(#69000203)
914–916 Ave. B
29°18′48″N 94°46′44″W
Galveston State Antiquities Landmark, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
61 SS SELMA (steamship)
SS SELMA (steamship)
January 5, 1994
(#93001449)
Within the channel between Galveston and Port Bolivar
29°20′39″N 94°47′11″W
Galveston
62 St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Church
December 12, 1976
(#76002032)
2202 Ave. K
29°17′57″N 94°47′26″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
63 St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral
June 4, 1973
(#73001964)
2011 Church Ave.
29°18′14″N 94°47′24″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
64 Star Drug Store
Star Drug Store
August 14, 1984
(#84001731)
510 23rd St.
29°18′14″N 94°47′35″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
65 Steffens-Drewa House Complex
Steffens-Drewa House Complex
December 1, 1988
(#88002671)
2701, 2705, and 2709 Ave. O
29°17′32″N 94°47′40″W
Galveston
66 The Strand Historic District
The Strand Historic District
January 26, 1970
(#70000748)
Roughly bounded by Ave. A, 20th St., alley between Aves. C and D, and railroad depot
29°18′23″N 94°47′37″W
Galveston Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
67 Stringfellow Orchards
Stringfellow Orchards
February 27, 2013
(#13000043)
7902 TX 6
29°21′00″N 95°01′01″W
Hitchcock
68 Sweeney-Royston House
Sweeney-Royston House
September 1, 1978
(#78002931)
2402 Ave. L
29°17′52″N 94°47′32″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of Silk Stocking Residential Historic District
69 Texas Building
Texas Building
August 14, 1984
(#84001734)
2200 Central Plaza
29°18′18″N 94°47′33″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
70 Texas Heroes Monument
Texas Heroes Monument
August 14, 1984
(#84001737)
25th and Broadway
29°17′57″N 94°47′39″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
71 Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
September 4, 1979
(#79002946)
22nd St. and Ave. G
29°18′08″N 94°47′31″W
Galveston Includes Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
72 Trueheart-Adriance Building
Trueheart-Adriance Building
July 14, 1971
(#71000933)
212 22nd St.
29°18′24″N 94°47′33″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; part of The Strand Historic District
73 U.S. National Bank
U.S. National Bank
August 14, 1984
(#84001739)
2201 Ave. D
29°18′19″N 94°47′34″W
Galveston Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
74 USS CAVALLA (submarine)
USS CAVALLA (submarine)
May 27, 2008
(#08000477)
East End of Seawolf Park
29°20′09″N 94°46′46″W
Galveston
75 USS HATTERAS (41GV68)
USS HATTERAS (41GV68)
January 28, 1977
(#77001567)
Address restricted[7]
Galveston Sunk 20 miles (32 km) off the Galveston coast during the Civil War.
76 USS STEWART
USS STEWART
July 12, 2007
(#07000689)
East End of Seawolf Park
29°20′09″N 94°46′46″W
Galveston
77 Samuel May Williams House
Samuel May Williams House
July 14, 1971
(#71000934)
3601 Ave. P
29°17′16″N 94°48′15″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
78 Willis-Moody Mansion
Willis-Moody Mansion
May 13, 1994
(#94000410)
2618 Broadway
29°17′57″N 94°47′46″W
Galveston Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Former listings

Four sites have been removed from the Register in Galveston County, three of which are due to being destroyed by Hurricane Ike in 2008.

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Balinese Room
Balinese Room
April 2, 1997
(#97000258)
January 8, 2009 2107 Seawall Blvd.
29°17′23″N 94°47′07″W
Galveston Destroyed by Hurricane Ike
2 The Breakers October 10, 1998
(#98001225)
January 8, 2009 TX 87 W. of Gilchrist
29°29′47″N 94°31′44″W
Caplen Destroyed by Hurricane Ike September 13, 2008[8]
3 Moser House August 14, 1984
(#84001711)
January 8, 2009 509 19th St.
29°18′18″N 94°47′21″W
Caplen Destroyed by Hurricane Ike
4 Ursuline Academy
Ursuline Academy
1972
(#72001546)
1973 2601 Ave. N
29°17′39″N 94°47′40″W
Galveston Critically damaged by Hurricane Carla; demolished in 1974

See also

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on January 29, 2021.
  2. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. Address based on USPS website and United States District & Bankruptcy Court website. Accessed April 10, 2016.
  7. Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  8. Beaumont Enterprise

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