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Galveston Orphans Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Galveston Orphans Home in 2024
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Location	1315 21st St., Galveston, Texas
Coordinates	29°17′50″N 94°47′19″W / 29.29722°N 94.78861°W / 29.29722; -94.78861
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902 (1902)
Architect	Alfred Muller
Architectural style	Renaissance, Eclectic
NRHP reference No.	79002943
RTHL No.	7458
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 21, 1979
Designated RTHL	2015

Galveston Orphans Home, also known as Galveston Children's Home, was founded in 1878 by George Dealey (1829-1891)

George Dealey established the Galveston Orphan's home in 1878. Already serving forty children the next year, control of the home was conveyed to a newly formed board. Then known as the "Island City Protestant-Israelite Orphans Home," the board re-organized in 1880 as a Protestant entity, with Moritz Kopperl chairing and Hallie Patrick Jack Ballinger serving as director.

The home was moved to this location in Galveston, Texas in 1880. The original Gothic revival building was constructed from 1894-1895 with funding from Henry Rosenberg. It was destroyed by the storm of 1900 and newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst hosted a charity bazaar at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City to raise funds for a rebuild. It was completed in 1902. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979. It is located at 1315 21st Street.

J.P. Bryan, a retired Texas oilman, purchased the Galveston Orphans Home on October 11, 2013 and thoroughly restored the building. The Bryan Museum opened its doors to the public in June 2015.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Galveston County

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Galveston Orphans Home ~ Marker Number: 18286". Texas Historic Sites Atlas. Texas Historical Commission. 2015.
3. "Galveston Orphans Home" [Galveston in Galveston County, Texas - The American South (West South Central)]. HMDB.org. The Historical Marker Database.
4. Kleiner, Diana J. (October 30, 2019). "Galveston Children's Home". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
5. "Galveston Orphans Home ~ NHRP: 79002943". National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior.

Bibliography

• Beasley, Ellen; Fox, Stephen (1996). Galveston Architectural Guidebook. Houston: Rice University Press. ISBN 0-89263-345-X.

Further reading

• Graham, Samuel Butler; Newman, Ellen (1945). Galveston Community Book: A Historical and Biographical Record of Galveston and Galveston County. Galveston: Cawston.
• Griffin, S. C. (1931). History of Galveston, Texas. Galveston: Cawston.

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