Marker Inscription
A fire on The Strand in 1869 destroyed an earlier structure at this site. John F. Magale (d. 1880) built this edifice in 1870 to house his wholesale liquor business. Cast iron was used for the first floor facade and window hood molding for the Victorian building. Similar detailing decorates the adjoining structure, erected the following year. From 1889 until the late 1960s, this building was occupied by J. F. Smith and brother, A well-known paint and hardware store. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978
About this site
Magale Building is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1978. 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 29.3069, -94.7949 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Schreiber-Miller Warehouse (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greenleve, Block & Co. Building, Smith, J. F., & Brothers (STOLEN), and Thomas Jefferson League Building.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167007522. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
