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The Isaac Heffron House is a two-story building located at 1509 Postoffice Street (Avenue E) in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.The house was built by Isaac Heffron, a prominent Galveston contractor in the Victorian period and during the city's recovery from the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.
August 14, 1984 (1921–1921 1/2 Ave. D: Galveston: Historic Resources of the Galveston Central Business District MRA: 8: Building at 1925–1927 Market Street
The original plat of Galveston, drawn in the late 1830s, includes Avenue B. The name 'strand' for Ave. B was coined by a German immigrant named Michael William Shaw who opened a jewelry store on the corner of 23rd and Ave. B. Shaw, not liking the name "Ave. B", changed the name of the street on his stationery to "Strand", thinking that the name (named after a street in London) would have ...
[3] Historical Marker Database reports that during the battle to capture Galveston, the U.S. Custom House was impacted by a nine inch shell, fired by the Federal fleet, which passed through a wall but did not explode. When Federal troops captured Galveston in 1862, the Federal troops did not occupy the U.S. Custom House. [3] The Court House in 1917
However, she languished in a salvage yard in Piraeus until she was purchased for $40,000, in 1975, by the Galveston Historical Foundation, her current owners. [5] In 1979, after a year in Greece having repairs done to her hull , Elissa was first towed to Gibraltar .
The East End was protected as a local historic district in 1970. [2] Significant and representative properties, some of which are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or as Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (RTHL), include: Bishop's Palace (NRHP #70000746, RTHL #139), 1402 Broadway St.
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Bishop's Palace attained Recorded Texas Historic Landmark status in 1967. It was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 1970 and was added to the Galveston East End Historic District in 1975. [7] The house is now owned by the Galveston Historical Foundation and self-guided tours are available daily.