Marker Inscription
Confederate veteran and capitalist Henry A. Landes (1844-1919) had this house built in 1887-88. Designed by prominent architects George E. Dickey of Houston and D. A. Helmich, the house reportedly provided refuge to some 200 people during the disastrous 1900 hurricane. John P. McDonough, owner of a dry docks and ironworks business, purchased the property in 1911. Acquired by the Dominican Sisters in 1954, it housed a fine arts center for a number of years. The eclectic Victorian structure features Romanesque style accents in its fine ornamental terra cotta, brick and ironwork, and its exuberant parapet and towers. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973
About this site
Landes-McDonough House is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1973. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3065, -94.7856 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Cherry, Wilbur (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Isaac Heffron House, Dominican Sisters Congregation of the Sacred Heart, and Victor Gustafson Home.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007511. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
