Southwest

Galveston

Galveston County, TX

Population

53,265

Walk Score

83 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,200

Median home value

$258,300

[[Municipal corporation

1839

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Broadway Cemetery Historic District · listed 2014
  • Cedar Lawn Historic District · listed 2002
  • Denver Court Historic District · listed 2002
  • East End Historic District · listed 1975
  • Lost Bayou Historic District · listed 2017
  • Parkland Apartments · listed 2022
  • Silk Stocking Residential Historic District · listed 1996
  • Strand Historic District, The · listed 1970

Notable landmarks

  • American National Insurance Company (ANICO) · listed 2021
  • Ashbel Smith Building · listed 1969
  • Ashton Villa · listed 1969
  • Beissner, Henry, House · listed 1978
  • Bishop's Palace · listed 1970
  • Building at 1921-1921 1/2 Avenue D · listed 1984
  • Building at 1925-1927 Market Street · listed 1984
  • City Hall · listed 1984
  • City National Bank · listed 1984
  • Congregation Beth Jacob · listed 2024
  • Eiband's · listed 1984
  • ELISSA · listed 1978
  • Falstaff Brewery · listed 2018
  • First Evangelical Lutheran Church · listed 1984
  • First Presbyterian Church · listed 1979
  • Fort Point Warehouse
  • Galveston Causeway · listed 1976
  • Galveston Orphans Home · listed 1979
  • Galveston Seawall · listed 1977
  • Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and Courthouse · listed 2001
  • Galveston, Houston & Henderson (GH&H) Freight Depot · listed 2020
  • Galvez Hotel · listed 1979
  • Garten Verein Pavilion · listed 1977
  • Grace Episcopal Church · listed 1975
  • Grand Opera House · listed 1974
  • …and 44 more

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