National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas

Location of Galveston County in Texas

This is a list of the 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.

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 November 29, 2019.

Current listings

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

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	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		April 3, 1978 (#78002929)	2818 Ball Ave. 29°18′01″N 94°47′56″W	Galveston
3	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		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		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		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		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		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		August 14, 1984 (#84001680)	2217 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		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		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		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		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		March 21, 1978 (#78002930)	Pier 21, 21st Street and Harborside Drive 29°18′34″N 94°47′37″W	Galveston
15	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		August 14, 1984 (#84001688)	2401 Ave. G 29°18′07″N 94°47′39″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA
17	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		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		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 Orphans Home		March 21, 1979 (#79002943)	1315 21st St. 29°17′50″N 94°47′19″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
21	Galveston Seawall		August 18, 1977 (#77001443)	Seawall Blvd. 29°18′09″N 94°46′27″W	Galveston	State Antiquities Landmark
22	Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse		April 25, 2001 (#01000438)	601 25th St. (Rosenberg St.) 29°18′08″N 94°47′45″W	Galveston
23	Galvez Hotel		April 4, 1979 (#79002944)	2024 Seawall Blvd. 29°17′32″N 94°47′08″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
24	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
25	Grace Episcopal Church		April 3, 1975 (#75001980)	1115 36th St. 29°17′39″N 94°48′23″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
26	Grand Opera House		January 2, 1974 (#74002071)	2012-2020 Ave. E 29°17′47″N 94°47′26″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
27	John Hagemann House		June 1, 1982 (#82004505)	3301 Ave. L 29°17′40″N 94°48′47″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
28	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
29	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
30	Sealy Hutchings House		July 29, 1994 (#94000796)	2805 Ave. O 29°17′31″N 94°47′44″W	Galveston
31	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
32	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
33	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
34	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
35	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
36	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
37	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
38	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
39	McKinney-McDonald House		May 4, 1976 (#76002030)	926 Winnie St. 29°18′24″N 94°46′39″W	Galveston
40	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
41	Michel B. Menard House		December 12, 1976 (#76002031)	1605 33rd St. 29°17′27″N 94°48′06″W	Galveston
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	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
47	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
48	Point Bolivar Lighthouse		August 18, 1977 (#77001445)	TX 87 29°22′00″N 94°46′00″W	Port Bolivar
49	Powhatan House		October 6, 1975 (#75001982)	3427 Ave. O 29°17′24″N 94°48′11″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
50	Quigg-Baulard House		September 17, 2015 (#15000618)	2628 Broadway 29°17′57″N 94°47′48″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
51	Reedy Chapel-AME Church		September 14, 1984 (#84001717)	2013 Broadway 29°18′00″N 94°47′19″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
52	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
53	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
54	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
55	George Sealy House		October 28, 1969 (#69000205)	2424 Broadway 29°17′59″N 94°47′37″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
56	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
57	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
58	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
59	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
60	SS SELMA (steamship)		January 5, 1994 (#93001449)	Within the channel between Galveston and Port Bolivar 29°20′39″N 94°47′11″W	Galveston
61	St. Joseph's Church		December 12, 1976 (#76002032)	2202 Ave. K 29°17′57″N 94°47′26″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
62	St. Mary's Cathedral		June 4, 1973 (#73001964)	2011 Church Ave. 29°18′14″N 94°47′24″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
63	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
64	Steffens-Drewa House Complex		December 1, 1988 (#88002671)	2701, 2705, and 2709 Ave. O 29°17′32″N 94°47′40″W	Galveston
65	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
66	Stringfellow Orchards		February 27, 2013 (#13000043)	7902 TX 6 29°21′00″N 95°01′01″W	Hitchcock
67	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
68	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
69	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
70	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
71	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
72	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
73	USS CAVALLA (submarine)		May 27, 2008 (#08000477)	East End of Seawolf Park 29°20′09″N 94°46′46″W	Galveston
74	USS HATTERAS (41GV68)		January 28, 1977 (#77001567)	Address restricted	Galveston	Sunk 20 miles (32 km) off the Galveston coast during the Civil War.
75	USS STEWART		July 12, 2007 (#07000689)	East End of Seawolf Park 29°20′09″N 94°46′46″W	Galveston
76	Samuel May Williams House		July 14, 1971 (#71000934)	3601 Ave. P 29°17′16″N 94°48′15″W	Galveston	Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
77	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.

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	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
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		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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County

External links

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