History buffs will want to check out the tour’s special events, which include special,...
The Galveston Historical Foundation's annual historic homes tour mixes architecture with island history. It runs the first two weekends in May. Here are fie things you will want to see:Check out the City National Bank Building at 2219 Market St., for its Neoclassical style. Its exterior is a combination of granite and cast stone, and the elaborate plasterwork on its domed ceiling is something you won't see often in Texas.
The property at 3128 Avenue L was once a a corner grocery with an attached residential wing. It operated as a neighborhood store for 76 years and s a good example of a square or rectangular home with a hipped roof and entries oriented toward its corners. It was recently turned into a single-family home.Check out the Colonial Revival home at 3112 Broadway for several reasons.
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