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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
Bishop's Palace is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1967. 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 29.3029, -94.7822 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carl and Hilda Biehl House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Powhatan and Mattie Wren House, Chataignon, Marius Etienne, and Sacred Heart Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167000139. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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