Galveston Orphans Home
Galveston Orphans Home | |
 Galveston Orphans Home in 2012 | |
  Galveston Orphans Home  Galveston Orphans Home | |
| Location | 1315 21st St., Galveston, Texas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°17′50″N 94°47′19″W / 29.29722°N 94.78861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Alfred Muller |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002943[1] |
| RTHL No. | 7458 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1979 |
| Designated RTHL | 2015[2][3] |
Galveston Orphans Home, also known as Galveston Children's Home, was founded in 1878 by George Dealey (1829-1891)[4] and moved to this location in Galveston, Texas in 1880. The original Gothic revival building was constructed from 1894-1895 with funding from Henry Rosenberg. It was destroyed by the storm of 1900 and newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst hosted a charity bazaar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City to raise funds for a rebuild. It was completed in 1902. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979.[5] It is located at 1315 21st Street.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
- Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Galveston Orphans Home ~ Marker Number: 18286". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2015.
- ^ "Galveston Orphans Home" [Galveston in Galveston County, Texas - The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.
- ^ "GALVESTON CHILDREN'S HOME" Diana J. Kleiner, Handbook of Texas Online June 15, 2010 accessed April 13, 2014. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
- ^ "Galveston Orphans Home ~ NHRP: 79002943". National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.
Further reading
Samuel Butler Graham and Ellen Newman, Galveston Community Book: A Historical and Biographical Record of Galveston and Galveston County (Galveston: Cawston, 1945). S. C. Griffin, History of Galveston, Texas (Galveston: Cawston, 1931). Marker Files, Texas Historical Commission, Austin.
External links
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