Ashbel Smith Building, Galveston

Name: Ashbel Smith Building
Address: Galveston, United States

#30 among attractions in Galveston

Romanesque architecture

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The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas. It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building. ()

Built: 1891 (133 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 29°18'41"N, 94°46'45"W

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University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston United States

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Ashbel Smith Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bishop's Palace, Texas Building, Ashton Villa, City National Bank.

0.6 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Bishop's Palace, Galveston
16 min walk • The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.
0.9 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Texas Building, Galveston
24 min walk • The E.S. Levy Building, also known as the National Hotel Building is a historic structure in Galveston, Texas. Originally the Tremont Opera house, some of the walls were retained when it was re-designed as the E.S. Levy department store in 1896. It was built for E.S. Levy & Co. and Ed S. Levy.
1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ashton Villa, Galveston
29 min walk • Ashton Villa is a fully restored, historic home located on the corner of 24th and Broadway in Galveston, Texas, United States. Constructed in 1859, it was one of the first brick structures in Texas.
1 miSW
Museum
City National Bank, Galveston
25 min walk • The City National Bank was a bank, and the name of the historic building in Galveston, Texas, USA and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP. The bank was founded in December 1907 by William Lewis Moody Jr. and the building was completed in 1920.
0.9 miW
A 19th-century ship and maritime museum
Elissa Ship, Galveston
23 min walk • The tall ship Elissa is a three-masted barque. She is based in Galveston, Texas, and is one of the oldest ships sailing today. Launched in 1877, she is now a museum ship at the Texas Seaport Museum. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.
1.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moody Mansion, Galveston
34 min walk • The Moody Mansion, also known as the Willis-Moody Mansion, is a historic residential building in Galveston, Texas located at 2618 Broadway Street. The thirty-one room Romanesque mansion was completed in 1895.
1 miW
Park
Saengerfest Park, Galveston
25 min walk • Saengerfest Park is a small square park located on the corner of Tremont St and Strand St in the Strand Historic District of Galveston, Texas. The location includes a trolley stop, with a Fuddrucker's and a Yaga's Cafe nearby. It was created in the early 1990s by George and Cynthia Mitchell.
0.8 miSW
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Opera
Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston
21 min walk • The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston, Texas is currently operated as a not-for-profit performing arts theatre. The Romanesque Revival style Opera House is located at 2020 Post Office Street in Galveston's Historic Downtown Cultural Arts District.
1.2 miSW
Memorial
Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston
32 min walk • The Texas Heroes Monument is located in Galveston, Texas, and was commissioned by Henry Rosenberg to commemorate the brave people who fought during the Texas Revolution.
0.8 miSW
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston
22 min walk • St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, also known as St. Mary's Cathedral Basilica, is a Roman Catholic place of worship situated in Galveston, Texas.
0.8 miSW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Galveston
20 min walk • First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 1903 Church Street in Galveston, Texas. The Presbyterian congregation was organized in 1840 with the assistance of missionaries from the United States, and it met in a wooden church building from 1843 to 1872, the first church building in Galveston.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ashbel Smith Building?

Nearby attractions include University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (6 min walk), Bishop's Palace, Galveston (16 min walk), Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum, Galveston (18 min walk), First Presbyterian Church, Galveston (20 min walk).

How to get to Ashbel Smith Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ashbel Smith Building:

Bus

Stewart Beach • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (17 min walk)
10th & Seawall • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (20 min walk)