Strand National Historic District, Galveston, TX Photos |
The late Victorian port of Galveston controlled the vast wealth of the Texas cotton & other commodity trade. Because the hurricane of 1900 caused such trade to move to more inland ports, downtown Galveston's development around the Strand was arrested & today constitutes a major tourist district of heritage buildings visited by major cruise ships. |
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| See also: Galveston |
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| Decorated arch at entrance to Strand National Historic Landmark District. | Galveston Island Trolley car. | Galveston Island Trolley car. | Heritage stores on The Strand seen from Kempner. |
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| Galveston Arts Center building (2127 The Strand at Kempner). Style: Italianate. | Trueheart-Adriance building (1882) (210 Kempner). Style: Victorian Romanesque. Architect: Nicholas J. Clayton. On National Register. | Upper stories of Trueheart-Adriance building. | Cast iron columns of Trueheart-Adriance building. |
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| Stewart building (1882) (Kempner at Mechanic) originally for cotton export. Style: Renaissance revival. Architect: Eugene T. Heiner. | Corner details of Stewart building. | Facade of Stewart building. | Front door of Stewart building. |
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| Brown Victorian building with covered sidewalk (306 Kempner). | United States National Bank building (1924) (2201 Market St.) 12 floors. Architect: Alfred C. Bossom. On National Register. | Old Galveston News building (1884) (Mechanic St.). Style: Victorian Romanesque. | Old Galveston News building (1884) (Mechanic St.). Style: Victorian Romanesque. |
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| W.L. Moody building (1882) (The Strand at Kempner) started as a cotton exchange. Style: Neo-Renaissance. Architect: Nicholas J. Clayton. | Horse passes Italianate building on The Strand. | Galveston Island Trolley on The Strand. | Old Galveston Square (1871) former J. Rosenfield & Co. building on The Strand. Style: Italianate. |
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| Old Galveston Square modified with solarium & giant trumpet. | Merchants Mutual Insurance Company & neighboring building on The Strand. Style: Italianate. | Merchants Mutual Insurance Company building (1870) on The Strand. Style: Italianate. | Merchants Mutual Insurance Company doorway. |
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| Shop signs along The Strand. | View of The Strand. | Hutchings & Sealy buildings (1895) (The Strand at Mitchell Ave.). Style: Renaissance revival. Architect: Nicholas J. Clayton. | Hutchings building detail. |
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| Sealy building detail. | Hutchings building side facade. | Romanesque building on The Strand. | Galveston Island Railroad Museum in Old Santa Fe depot (1932) (123 Rosenberg St.) now Shearn Moody Plaza. Style: Art Deco. |
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| Old Santa Fe depot portal of Railroad Museum. | Leon & H. Blum Co. building (1880 & 1882) (Merchant at Rosenberg Ave.) now the Tremont House hotel. Architect: Eugene T. Heiner then Nicholas J. Clayton. | Leon & H. Blum Co. building / Tremont House hotel facade. | Jacob. building (1898) (21 Moody at Post Office). Architect: George B. Stowe. |
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| Galveston Island Trolley passes Grand Opera House. | Grand Opera House (1894) (2020 Post Office St.). Architect: Frank Cox. On National Register. | Grand Opera House entrance archway. | Grand Opera House stone rosette. |
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| Galveston Historical Foundation in former U.S. Custom House (1857-61) (502 20th St.). Style: Greek revival. | Corinthian & Ionic columns of former U.S. Custom House. | Tribute monument to from Henry Rosenberg to the Heroes of the Texas Revolution of 1836. On National Register. | Rosenberg Library (1904) on Sealy Ave. Style: Renaissance revival. Architect: Eames & Young. |
All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |