1859 Ashton Villa: Visitor Information

Saved from demolition in 1971 by GHF, 1859 Ashton Villa is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. No. 2 on the Places to Visit Map.

Experience real Southern hospitality during guided tours of this beautifully restored antebellum landmark. The first of Galveston's great Broadway mansions, this opulent Italianate Mansion set the standard for the magnificent homes that followed. The National Trust for Historic Preservation featured Ashton Villa as one of 12 National Trust Save America's Treasures sites highlighted on the Home and Garden Television Network (HGTV) series, RESTORE AMERICA, in 2004-05.

Ashton Villa was built in 1859 by James Moreau Brown, a wholesale hardware merchant, railroad corporation president and banker. Brown was one of the richest men in Texas, and Ashton Villa was one of the grandest homes in the state at the time it was completed. Filled with antiques, family heirlooms and original art, Ashton Villa today provides an intimate glimpse into the life of a prominent Victorian family.

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• The Heritage Visitors Center at Ashton Villa
  
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