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Galveston · a catalogue study
Edition 2026-10-09.1
A remote or manually navigated catalogue study. The order follows recorded dates, not a pedestrian route; nearby regional places may be far apart. No walking duration is estimated.
Check each place's actual location and visitor rules. A catalogue pin does not grant entry or confirm present access. Use the atlas record and linked sources to plan a visit.
Automatically assembled catalogue study. Where text is drawn from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 applies to that text. Wikipedia article and contributor links are included with each applicable stop. Passages may be excerpted or abridged and include additional editorial date context. Other sources and original observation prompts retain their own terms.
1. Ashton Villa
Ashton Villa · Built (Galveston Historical Foundation): 1859
Built in 1859, Ashton Villa is an Italianate mansion with a richly detailed facade. It remains one of Galveston's prominent pre-Civil War buildings.
Observe: Which facade details distinguish this pre-Civil War house from the city's later Victorian mansions?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=site-galveston-ashton-villa&detail=1
2. St. Joseph's Church
St. Joseph's Church · Built 1859–1860; dedicated 1860 (historic records): 1860
Built around 1859–1860, St. Joseph's is a wooden Gothic Revival church with a modest tower and pointed details. It remains one of Galveston's early church buildings.
Observe: How does this timber church achieve a Gothic appearance on a smaller scale than the city's stone landmarks?
Access: Catalogue location only. Confirm current access and the observation point before travelling.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=site-galveston-st-joseph-church&detail=1
3. George Seeligson House — 1875 house
George Seeligson House — 1875 house · Reported completion / phase: 1875
Earlier Seeligson house, moved within its block when the family commissioned a larger residence. 1875. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Historical marker location for the relocated Seeligson house.
Record context: 1875. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Record context: Historical marker location for the relocated Seeligson house.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-seeligson-1875&detail=1
4. St. Patrick’s Church
St. Patrick’s Church · Reported completion / phase: 1877
Parish church whose nineteenth-century fabric was badly damaged in 1900 and reconstructed with Clayton’s involvement. 1877; reconstructed 1901–1902. Original church completion is reported in 1877. Its later tower and post-storm reconstruction are separate phases; the present form should not be read as wholly 1877.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: OpenStreetMap church location reproduced by Mapcarta.
Record context: 1877; reconstructed 1901–1902. Original church completion is reported in 1877. Its later tower and post-storm reconstruction are separate phases; the present form should not be read as wholly 1877.
Record context: OpenStreetMap church location reproduced by Mapcarta.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-st-patricks-galveston&detail=1
5. Eaton Memorial Chapel
Eaton Memorial Chapel · Reported completion / phase: 1879
Memorial chapel beside Trinity Episcopal Church, honoring its founding rector Benjamin Eaton. 1878–1879; dedicated 1882. TSHA dates the project 1878–1879; the state marker dates memorial dedication to 1882. Project span is not treated as a measured construction duration.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published historical-marker position at the chapel, 22nd and Ball.
Record context: 1878–1879; dedicated 1882. TSHA dates the project 1878–1879; the state marker dates memorial dedication to 1882. Project span is not treated as a measured construction duration.
Record context: Published historical-marker position at the chapel, 22nd and Ball.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-eaton-chapel&detail=1
6. Greenleve, Block & Company Building
Greenleve, Block & Company Building · Reported completion / phase: 1882
Wholesale dry-goods building whose original upper story and roofline were reduced. 1882. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published point for this building.
Record context: 1882. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Record context: Published point for this building.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-greenleve-block&detail=1
7. H. M. Trueheart & Company / Trueheart-Adriance Building
H. M. Trueheart & Company / Trueheart-Adriance Building · Reported completion / phase: 1882
Compact commercial office built for the Trueheart real-estate firm. 1881–1882. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published point for this building.
Record context: 1881–1882. Construction start and duration have not been established from the cited sources.
Record context: Published point for this building.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-trueheart-adriance&detail=1
8. Beach Hotel
Beach Hotel · Reported completion / phase: 1883
Large seaside hotel destroyed by fire in 1898. Opened 1883; burned 1898. Opened July 4, 1883. Wikipedia also gives 1882 as a built date; TSHA dates the overall project 1881–1883. No exact construction duration is asserted.
Observe: Choose one visible architectural detail. Compare it with another place in this study, then follow a source to check what its date describes.
Access: Published coordinate for the lost hotel’s site; approximate rather than a surviving footprint.
Record context: Opened 1883; burned 1898. Opened July 4, 1883. Wikipedia also gives 1882 as a built date; TSHA dates the overall project 1881–1883. No exact construction duration is asserted.
Record context: Published coordinate for the lost hotel’s site; approximate rather than a surviving footprint.
Atlas: https://tartariamaps.com/?city=galveston-tx&candidate=clayton-beach-hotel&detail=1