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Description: The M.W. Shaw building was constructed in 1878. The building is a 2-story stuccoed, brick commercial structure. The building is one of the earliest brick commercial structures remaining intact outside the Strand district. It is thought the building was built by R.F. Martin. It was purchased in the early 1890s by M.W. Shaw who owned the building for several years. Shaw was a jeweler as well as vice president of the Galveston Trust and Safe Deposit Co., neither of theses businesses were located in the building. The building housed wide variety of retail businesses over the years. This Building is in the National Register of Historic Places. Coordinates N 29° 18.285 W 094° 47.752
Title: M. W. Shaw Building
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas

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