Texas Building, Galveston

Name: Texas Building
Address: Galveston, United States

#6 among attractions in Galveston

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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. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 2003. The building is located at 2221-2225 Market Street. ()

Coordinates: 29°18'18"N, 94°47'33"W

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Texas Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bishop's Palace, Ashton Villa, City National Bank, Elissa Ship.

0.6 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Bishop's Palace, Galveston
17 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.
~1750 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Ashton Villa, Galveston
9 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.
~240 ftNW
Museum
City National Bank, Galveston
2 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.
~1630 ftN
A 19th-century ship and maritime museum
Elissa Ship, Galveston
8 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.
0.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moody Mansion, Galveston
12 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.
~1070 ftNW
Park
Saengerfest Park, Galveston
6 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.
~630 ftE
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Opera
Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston
4 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.
0.4 miS
Memorial
Texas Heroes Monument, Galveston
11 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.
~810 ftSE
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, Galveston
4 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.
1 miS
Library, Synagogue
Congregation B'nai Israel, Galveston
25 min walk • Congregation B'nai Israel is a Jewish synagogue located in Galveston, Texas, USA. Organized by German Jewish immigrants in 1868, it is the oldest Jewish Reform congregation and the second chartered Jewish congregation in the state.
~1230 ftE
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Galveston
6 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 Texas Building?

Nearby attractions include City National Bank, Galveston (2 min walk), Strand Historic District, Galveston (3 min walk), Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston (4 min walk), Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig & Museum, Galveston (4 min walk).

How to get to Texas Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to Texas Building:

Bus

19th & Seawall • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (25 min walk)
14th & Seawall • Lines: Galveston Island Trolley Seawall (25 min walk)