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This statue at the Seawall stands as a tribute to the six to eight thousand souls who perished in the Great Storm of 1900.

Galveston is located on a primary migratory route. The island draws birdwatchers from around the world.

Nicholas Clayton, architect. Originally the Gresham Mansion.

The East End Historic District preserves one of the greatest concentrations of Queen Anne Victorian architecture in the United State.

Galveston Island from the air. The yellow dot shows the approximate location of the Williams Borden Neighborhood.

Ida Bayden House
1919 37th Street

From Galveston’s Historic City Landmarks – link below
Like other houses that architect Nicholas Clayton designed in Galveston, this house impresses not only by its size but by the consummate ability that he…

3608 Avenue O

Galveston’s Historic City Landmarks -
3608 Ave O was built in October 1913 by John T. Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was an engineer for the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad. He lived here with his wife, Artie, until his death there in…

3601 Avenue P
National Register 71000934, Listed 1971
From Galveston’s Historic City Landmarks – link below
Originally the son of a ship captain from Rhode Island, Samuel May Williams came to Texas as empresario Stephen F. Austin's translator and…

Dr. Frederick K. and Lucy Adelaide Fisher House
3503 Avenue P
Texas Historical Markers
Marker Number 7450
“Dr. Frederick K. Fisher (1852-1920) and his wife Lucy Adelaide (Selkirk) (1856-1939) purchased this property in February 1888 and had…