Details for The Cradle
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167008240
Data
Marker Number | 8240 |
Atlas Number | 5167008240 |
Marker Title | The Cradle |
Index Entry | Cradle, The |
Address | 2902 Avenue O 1/2 |
City | Galveston |
County | Galveston |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 325465 |
UTM Northing | 3241606 |
Subject Codes | Victorian (architectural term); women's clubs |
Marker Year | 1962 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
Marker Location | 29th and O 1/2 Street, Galveston |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
Marker Text | Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation. This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who were descendants of William H. Jack, a soldier in 1836 Texas victory at San Jacinto and an official of the Republic. First president (1891-1908) of D. R. T. was widow of last Texas president, Anson Jones. |