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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.

Books

The Moodys of Galveston and Their Mansion

Galveston A History by David G. McComb

Galveston’s Juneteenth Story: And Still We Rise

Battle on the Bay

Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration

Lost Restaurants of Galveston’s African American Community

Early Galveston Artists and Photographers: Recovering a Legacy

African Americans of Galveston – Images of America

A History of the Hotel Galvez

Galveston’s Broadway Cemeteries – Images of America

Ghosts of Galveston – Haunted America

Lost Galveston – Images of America

Gulf Coast Tycoons

Isaac’s Storm paperback

Sailing Ship Elissa

Isaac’s Storm hardcover

Galveston’s Tree Carvings

Galveston’s The Elissa

Galveston: Playground

A Weekend in September

Galveston’s Historic Downtown and Strand District

Galveston: A City on Stilts

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