Marker Inscription
This building, designed by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton, was completed in 1882 for the wholesale dry goods firm of Greenleve, Block & Co., and is indicative of the elaborate commercial buildings designed by Clayton during the late 19th century. A series of dry goods firms operated at the site until 1919. In that year, Flood and Calvert ship chandlers first occupied the building, and continued to do so until 1967. Originally topped with a prominent cornice and fourth floor, the brick and carved stone building features a central three-part bay flanked by pavilions, and elaborate first-floor cast iron columns. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1964
About this site
Greenleve, Block & Co. Building is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 2010. 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, -94.7949 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Magale Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Schreiber-Miller Warehouse, Hutchings, Sealy & Co. Building, and Clayton, Nicholas J..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016667. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
