Details for Sweeney-Royston House
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5167011571
Data
| Marker Number | 11571 |
| Atlas Number | 5167011571 |
| Marker Title | Sweeney-Royston House |
| Index Entry | Sweeney-Royston House |
| Address | 2402 Avenue L |
| City | Galveston |
| County | Galveston |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 325919 |
| UTM Northing | 3242395 |
| Subject Codes | houses, residential buildings; Victorian (architectural term) |
| Marker Year | 1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | Yes |
| Marker Location | |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | Medallion & Plate |
| Marker Text | James Moreau Brown (1821-1895), builder of Ashton Villa, erected this home in 1885 as a wedding gift for his daughter Matilda (1865-1926) and her husband Thomas Sweeney (d. 1905). Attributed to architect Nicholas J. Clayton, the Victorian cottage features angular dormer windows and a mariner's wheel motif in the front porch balustrade. Judge Mart Royston, noted lawyer and civic leader, and his two sisters occupied the residence from 1911 until 1954. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978 |