Tuesday, March 13…continued – While we initially went to Galveston to do the Tree Sculpture tour, we thoroughly enjoyed gawking at all the gorgeous historic homes. The East End Historic District is comprised of over 50 city blocks. The District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The architecture of the East End Historical District reflects a variety of styles and periods, the earliest being examples of Greek Revival style built during the 1850's. Some of the historic homes have plaques in their front yard. We didn’t have any info about the homes, so we will just show you some of our favorite historic homes. They are amazing.
Trube Castle, brick house…1890
Beissner House…1887
Joel B. Wolfe house…1894
George Fox House…not sure of date.
Lemuel C. Burr house…1876
Julius H. Ruhl House…1874
Arthur F. Sampson House…1889
Clarke-Jockusch house…1895
William and Lena Juneman Smith…1905. These shotgun style homes caught our attention.
Many of the homes have been jacked up or are in the process of being lifted up onto piers. They hope to prevent any future flooding.
The colors of so many of the homes are bright and cheerful. Marsha loved see the purples, pinks and bright blues.
Voted by us….least colorful. Rudolph Kruger House…1888
Many homes are being renovated. It is so nice to see people taking pride in their community.
We noticed these plaques on homes by their front door that designate their historical importance. Some are difficult to read.
Marsha loves taking photos of trees. She found this one to be a beauty.
We hope to spend a week in Galveston next year. Marsha wants to pick up the home tour brochure and check out some more of these lovely historic homes.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
