Historical Marker

Trueheart-Adriance Building

Galveston · Galveston County · Dedicated 1973 · THC Atlas #5167011582

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Marker Inscription

Designed in neo-renaissance, high Victorian style by Nicholas J. Clayton, noted architect, for H. M. Trueheart & Co., first chartered realty firm in Texas, founded by John O. Trueheart in 1857. H. M. Trueheart joined his father in 1866, admitted John Adriance as a partner in 1871, and built this structure in 1882. After H. M. Trueheart retired in 1906, the firm continued through 1953 as John Adriance & Sons. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1973 Restored by the Junior League of Galveston

About this site

Trueheart-Adriance Building 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 29.3071, -94.7930 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stewart Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank, Heidenheimer-Hunter Building, and Juneteenth.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167011582. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 29.3071, -94.7930 · Galveston, Galveston County
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