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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
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The Jean Lafitte Hotel was marketed to business travelers, as were many hotels built in the 1920s in various settlements in Texas. This L-plan building was 10 stories in height, which was set on a base of stone and clad in brown brick.
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] [4]: 16 The building was a $200,000 structure built specifically for City National Bank at 2219 Avenue D (aka Market Street) in downtown Galveston. Its exterior has a pedimented portico with Corinthian columns and it has a barrel-vaulted interior.
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First working in Colorado, Charles Bulger moved his architecture practice to Galveston in the 1890s. The 1896 E.S. Levy Building was one of his first commissions in Galveston and marked a new direction for his choice of claddings from red to brown brick, which also marked a color change for buildings in downtown Galveston.
The Grand Galvez Resort & Spa is a historic 226-room resort hotel located in Galveston, Texas, United States that opened in 1911 as the Hotel Galvez. It was named to honor Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, for whom the city was named. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1979.