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Lost Galveston
Working in historic preservation, we realize that not every battle can be won to protect the buildings that we are fortunate to live among and in, here on Galveston Island. So many elements are working against us: the Sun, the Salt, the Storms... not to mention fires and unsympathetic development. Experiencing a modern building in the middle of a row of historic buildings is shocking to the senses. We've all had this happen, whether driving past a ranch-style house tucked in the East End or seeing a vacant lot in one of the historic districts. In some cases, the building that it replaced may have been destroyed by other means, than to just build something new. Many buildings along the 21st and 23rd Street corridors were heavily damaged or destroyed by tornadoes during Hurricane Carla in 1961. There have been many close calls over the years as well. Ashton Villa, the Samuel May Williams House and the Hendley Building would all be gone today had it not been for the determination of GHF volunteers and staff members over the years.
We included this section of the website to not only show some of those lost battles, but to give a sense of why all the staff of GHF work so hard and with such passion. Galveston has five historic districts where the City's Landmark Commission governs development. This accounts for a very small portion of the historic resources that Galveston has to offer. The San Jacinto Neighborhood Association is working hard to form the City's first Neighborhood Conservation District, and GHF is supporting them in this effort. By working together, we can urge new growth that works in tandem with our historic neighborhoods and showcases Galveston's unique character.
519 15th Street – Darragh House ca. 1889
destroyed by arsonist in 1990
Site use today: East End Historic District park
American National Insurance Company Building
Northeast corner of 21st Street and Market Street
Demolished
Site use today: surface parking lot
1512 Avenue L
Burned October 1989 – razed May 1990
Site use today: vacant lot
1709 Mechanic
Burned 1989
Site use today: vacant lot
1804 Avenue M ½
House abandoned – demolished because of safety concerns
Site use today: vacant lot
1902 Postoffice
Built 1890
House destroyed by fire during Hurricane Rita – September 23, 2005
Site use today: vacant lot
2211 Harborside
Demolition by neglect – razed because of safety concerns
Site use today: vacant lot
2419 Church – Mrs. L. Darragh Residence
Built 1886
and
2425 Church – Dennis Foley Residence
Built 1915
Razed in 1969
Site use today: parking lot/playground
Sealy Mansion
Built 1931
5310 Seawall Boulevard
Demolition in December 2001 for new development by Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
Site use today: Rainforest Café - house sat where "volcano" now is
Buccaneer Hotel
Built 1929
2228 Seawall Boulevard
Imploded on New Year's Day 2000
Site use today: Edgewater Retirement Community
Seahorse Hotel
Built 1956
Seawall Boulevard 33rd to 35th Streets
Demolished in 2005 by a subsidiary of Landry's Restaurants, Inc.
Site use today: vacant lot
Crystal Palace
Built 1916
2302 Seawall Boulevard (one block long with walk-over)
Demolished
Site use today: hotel and fast food restaurant
Mayflower Hotel (U.S.S. Galveston) –
Demolished 2006 for condominium development
Site use today: construction site for new condominiums
Shutte House – ca. 1890
805 Postoffice
Burned 1991
Site use today: parking lot
St. Mary's Infirmary
Built 1874 – Nicholas Clayton architect
8th and Postoffice Streets
Demolished in 1965
Site use today: Rebecca Sealy Hospital
Captain H.N. Connor House
2612 Sealy
Demolished February 1984 – heavily damaged in Hurricane Alicia
Site use today: vacant lot
Ufford Building
SW corner of 23rd and Mechanic Streets
Destoryed by fire
Site use today: parking lot
North side of block
Market Street – 24th to 25th Street
Destroyed by fire
Site use today: bank, parking lots
Block Meat Company Building
Built 1916
original building damaged or destroyed in 1915 Hurricane
2304-06 Strand
Demolished
Site use today: Saengerfest Park
Robert I. Cohen Department Store
SE corner of 22nd and Market
Demolished
Site use today: credit union
Heidenheimer Castle
Built 1885
1604 Sealy
Burned – razed 1974
Site use today: townhouses
Willard Richardson Building – "Henry's Bookstore"
Built 1858
2217 Market
Demolished 1964
Site use today: office building (next to Galveston County Museum)
Bath Avenue Free School – architect, Nicholas Clayton
SE corner of 25th and Avenue P
Heavily damaged in 1900 Storm – razed
Site use today: Arlan's Grocery Store
Masonic Lodge – designed by Nicholas Clayton
Built 1882-84
2027 Postoffice
Burned in 1966
Site use today: parking lot and Rosenberg Fountain
Gill Building and other buildings
Market Street – between 20th and 21st Street
Demolished:
Site use today: parking lot
Charles Fowler Residence
Built 1894
2502 Broadway
Demolished by 1948 for a gas station
Site use today: car wash
Cortes House
Built 1883
3123 Ursuline (Avenue N)
Burned 2001
Site use today: vacant lot
Ullman, Stern & Krausse Wholesale Grocers & Importers
Built 1909
Later known as Evans Warehouse Building
102-112 Rosenberg
Demolished
Site use today: parking garage
Levi H. Wood Building
Built 1859
Later known as Clarke & Courts and then Galveston Labor Temple
214 23rd Street
Burned
Site use today: green space/Phoenix Bakery patio
1204 Market
demolished
Site use today: UTMB facility
1501 Market and 1507 Market
demolished after 1966
Site use today: parking lot
Joseph Ostermann Building
Built 1857
2201 Strand
Demolished after 1951 for parking lot
Site use today: parking lot
Improvement Trust and Loan Company Building
2228 Postoffice
Demolished
Site use today: antique store
Toujouse Building or Stag Hotel
2302 Postoffice
Demolished
Site use today: Moody National Bank
Interurban Queen Building
2009 Market
Demolished
Site use today: parking lot
Interurban Queen Building
2011-2013 Market
Demolished
Site use today: parking lot
Breakers Bath House
2315 Seawall Blvd.
Demolished
Site use today: beach
2628 Sealy
Built 1882 with addition in 1883
Demolished October 1992
Site use today: park
Sapiro Residence
Built 1884 with storefront added in 1961
2405-07 Postoffice
Demolished 2004
Site use today: construction site
Adrian Levy Building
Built 1906
2208-2212 Church
Burned 1990
Site use today: parking lot
808 Sealy Avenue
Built: 1901
Burned 1996
Site use today: vacant lot
1204 Market Street
Built: ca. 1885
Demolished by 1949 – store on site until 1970
Site use today: UTMB Educational Center
1227 Mechanic Street
Built: ca. 1867
Demolished after 1970
Site use today: parking lot
1405 & 1409 Mechanic
Built: 1933
Demolished 2002
Site use today: vacant lot
1501 Postoffice
Built: 1866
Demolished: ca. 1977
Site use today: East End Cottage (moved from 618 Market)
1720 and 1726 Avenue L
Built: 1886 & 1895
Burned March 1999
Site use today: two infill residences
1804 Ball
Built: 1887
Demolished in May 1967
Site use today: apartments
1815 28th Street
Built: ca. 1890
Demolished April 2007 for new construction
Site use today: two David Weekly Homes
2302 Broadway – Firestone Building
Built: 1940 - Replaced Willis Residence
Demolished: ca. 1994
Site use today: Harris Garden
Allen Lewis House – ca. 1840’s
Built at 25th and Broadway – moved to 2328 Winnie in 1870’s
Demolished: February 1948
Site use today: Parking lot
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
2517 Winnie
Built: ca. 1890
Demolished: ca. 1997
Site use today: metal warehouse building
2801 Avenue L
Built: 1869
Demolished: ca. 2000
Site use today: vacant lot
2920 Avenue K
Built: 1904
Burned 1992
Site use today: vacant lot
Turner Hall – 2015 Sealy
Built: 1856
Demolished: by 1975
Site use today: state office building
3910 Ball
Built: 1881
Demolished: After 1998
Site use today: Vacant lot
Brown-Dennison-Moore House
Built: 1858
Demolished by 1975
Site use today: Galveston Artillery Club
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
Galveston Baggage and Cordage Factory
Built: 1888
Demolished: 1968
Site use today: Sandpiper Cove Apartments
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
Galveston County Court House - NE corner 20th and Ball Avenue
Built: 1897-99 – Messer, Sanguinet and Messer Architects (Fort Worth)
Demolished: 1966
Site use today: Galveston County Tax Office
Galveston Ice and Cold Storage Co. – 111 20th Street
Built: 1915
Demolished: 1974
Site use today: Parking lot
Herman Marwitz House – 801 Twenty-second Street
Built: 1893 – designed by Alfred Muller
Demolished: June 1969
Site use today: Basketball course – First Baptist Church
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
John Wolston House – 1705 35th Street
Built: 1859
Demolished: 1936
Site use today: Windsor Court Apartments (built in 1937)
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
M. L. Moody House – 1302 Tremont Street
Built: 1859-1860
Demolished: 1941
Site use today: Gymnasium O’Connell High School
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
Ursuline Convent – Avenue N at 25th Street
Built: Long rectangular building – 1858
Square addition on east end - 1860
Demolished: after 1980 (Clayton building demolished prior)
Site use today: playground – Galveston Catholic School
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
Morris Lasker House – 1718-26 Broadway
Built: 1889-92 designed by Nicholas Clayton
Demolished: after 1967
Site use today: condominiums
Photo and information courtesy HABS Collection
Southern Union Gas Building – 904-912 Rosenberg Avenue
Built: June 1939
Demolished: after 1995
Site use today: Parking lot – Open Gates
1110 15th Street
Built: ca. 1892
Demolished after 1989
Site use today: site of mobile home
1310 32nd Street
Built: ca. 1885
Demolished ca. 1995
Site use today: vacant lot
3113 Avenue L
Built: 1872 – remodeled 1886
Demolished after 1989
Site use today: vacant lot
3614 Sealy
Built: ca. 1885
Demolished after 1989
Site use today: vacant lot
Frosh House – 2226 Broadway
Built: 1840
Demolished to build Sears Roebuck and Co. – 1940
Site use today: Salvation Army
Girardeau House – 1603 Broadway
Built: 1871
Demolished: 1960
Site use today: assisted living facility
Harris Kempner House – 1528 Sealy
Built: 1883
Demolished by 1963
Site use today: three ranch-style houses
John Sealy House – 822 Tremont
Built: 1869
Demolished: June 1956
Site use today: First Baptist Church
John Stoddard Brown House – 2522-28 Broadway
Built: 1876
Demolished: 1959
Site use today: Texas Dairy Restaurant
Seinsheimer House – 2425 Avenue K
Built: 1849
Demolished
Site use today: Office building – built in 1978
Willard Richardson House – 2208 Avenue M
Built: 1849 – moved from 2305 Ball in 1887
Demolished: possibly by Hurricane Carla
Site use today: parking lot
1321, 1325, 1327 Strand
Built: files unclear – 1327 Strand built by 1889
Demolished: after 1970
Site use today: UTMB warehouse
Galveston County Jail – 1622-28 Avenue A (Harborside)
Built: 1913-14
Demolished: May 1965
Site use today: machinery storage yard
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