Guide to Victorian Architecture in Galveston: Historic Districts, Practical Information, and Local Tips
Galveston preserves the most concentrated collection of Victorian architecture in Texas, with over 1,500 historic structures spanning Italianate, Queen Anne, and Second Empire styles built during the city's golden age as the "Wall Street of the South" between 1870 and 1900. The East End Historic District alone contains more than 40 blocks of meticulously restored homes, commercial buildings, and churches that survived the devastating 1900...