Details for The Wilbur Cherry House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167000270
Data
Marker Number | 270 |
Atlas Number | 5167000270 |
Marker Title | The Wilbur Cherry House |
Index Entry | Cherry, Wilbur, House, The |
Address | 1602 Church |
City | Galveston |
County | Galveston |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 326580 |
UTM Northing | 3243225 |
Subject Codes | newspapers; houses, residential buildings |
Marker Year | 1981 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | New York native Wilbur Cherry (1819-1873), a veteran of the Texas revolution, had this two-story home built about 1852. A pioneer Texas newspaperman, Cherry had earlier helped establish a local paper, now the "Galveston Daily News. His residence, one of the oldest on the island, features a distinctive three-bay double gallery with square pillars. Cherry's widow Catherine (d. 1911) continued to reside here past the turn of the century. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1981 |