Image: House at 2428 Postoffice Galveston

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Description: Two-story wooden residence; rectangular with low-pitched hipped roof; two interior chimneys; S. facade is 2-bay with paired windows and recessed entrance; attached porches on first floor, separate one over door 1 W. facade has centered entrance with 2-story porch with pediment and remnants of bracketed cornice on side; windows are all shuttered; house rests on brick piers. This is the last house remaining in area that was the famous Postoffice red-light district during Galveston's gambling years. It is the only surviving document of the strip. Tax records indicate that it was built about 1886 by a Mollie Walters. This house is on the National Register of Historic Places. Coordinates N 29° 18.228 W 094° 47.812 [The correct address is 2528 Postoffice. The filename is a typo. I would correct it but it's too difficult in this environment. -- jim]
Title: House at 2428 Postoffice Galveston
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas

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