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Built by Samuel May Williams, a founder of Galveston, secretary to Stephen F. Austin, postmaster and land agent of Austin colony. Organized first Texas bank, was father of Texas navy and shipping industry. As envoy to the U. S., failed to get loan for Texas War for Independence, but gave $150,000 of his own money (a tenth of the cost). House, framed in Maine, was shipped to Texas on a schooner. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964
Williams-Tucker House is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1964. 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 29.2879, -94.8043 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williams, Samuel May (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Baden-Sproule House, Dr. Frederick K. and Lucy Adelaide Fisher House, and Borden, Gail, Jr..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167011596. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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