Marker Inscription
Designed by Galveston architect William H. Roystone for local real estate agent Frederick William Beissner (1854-1905) and his wife Mary, this Victorian-era home was built in 1888. Its elaborate Eastlake details include turned posts, jigsawn porch balustrades, recurring floral motifs, corbelled chimney, cross-gabled roof capped by a widow's walk, and varying patterns of imbricated shingles. The home remained in the Beissner family until 1913. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990
About this site
Beissner, Frederick William is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 281 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 352 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3039, -94.7859 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is William and Lena Juneman Smith (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Miller, A. Wilkins, Cottage, Clarke-Jockusch Home, and Mathilda Wehmeyer German-American Kindergarten School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167000064. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
