Category - Features

The Silk Stocking Historic District and The 1857 George Ball House

The Silk Stocking Historic District, est. 1975 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, is home to the 1857 Ball House.

Why The Texas Heroes Monument Matters

The 1885 Oppermann Mausoleum

A STORY OF FAMILY, ARCHITECTURE, AND GALVESTON BY HALEY LYNCH AND ELISABETH CARROLL PARKS, #GALVESTONHISTORY CONTRIBUTORS he Oppermann Mausoleum cuts an imposing figure. The domed stone vault towers above the modest...

The Storm

Why we still talk about the great Galveston hurricane of 1900.

The Galveston Fire of ’85 Sheet Music

1885 Oppermann Vault Now a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Lost and Found

Anatomy of a Victorian

ELISSA: Living History

Playground of the Southwest is Born: Part III

Playground of the Southwest is Born: Part II

Playground of the Southwest is Born: Part I

Galveston Historical Foundation

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Say hello to the 1899 Felix and Eva Mistrot House, the 51st Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour cover house!George Stowe designed this high-raised two-story house for retail clothing merchant Felix Mistrot and his wife, Eva. Notable features of Stowe’s design include massive concrete plastered basement arches and a delicately trimmed one-story verandah that leads to a circular bay before wrapping around the south elevation of the house to face the side garden. After the 1900 Storm, the Mistrot house briefly became a hospital for West End residents. The owners later lifted the house during the island’s grade-raising that followed completion of Galveston’s iconic seawall.This and eight other historic homes will be on display the first two weekends in May. Head over to www.galvestonhistory.org/events/galveston-historic-homes-tour/tour-homes for advance discount tickets, details, and more! ... See MoreSee Less

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Incorporated in 1954, Galveston Historical Foundation is one of the nation's largest local preservation organizations. Over the last 50 years, the foundation has expanded its mission to encompass community redevelopment, public education, historic preservation advocacy, maritime preservation and stewardship of historic properties.