Details for The Bishop's Palace
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167000139
Data
| Marker Number | 139 |
| Atlas Number | 5167000139 |
| Marker Title | The Bishop's Palace |
| Index Entry | Bishop's Palace, The |
| Address | 1402 Broadway |
| City | Galveston |
| County | Galveston |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 326961 |
| UTM Northing | 3242796 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term); Roman Catholic denomination |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | Built, 1886-1893, by Col. Walter Gresham, civic leader and U. S. Congressman. Nicholas J. Clayton was architect. One of the most lavish and massive homes in U. S., house is a Victorian adaptation of renaissance style. Silver and onyx mantel in music room won first prize, 1886, at New Orleans Exposition. Mrs. Gresham painted murals, ceilings. Catholic Diocese bought home, 1923, and one room into chapel with stained glass windows. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967 |