Waters and Sarah Davis House - Silk Stocking Residential Historic District - Galveston, TX
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jhuoni
N 29° 17.894 W 094° 47.553
15R E 325894 N 3242360
At the corner of Ave L and 24th Street this Italianate/Queen Anne style home served as the home of the Red Cross for thirty years.
Waymark Code: WM10JKK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/16/2019
Views: 2
From National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 29
"WATERS AND SARAH DAVIS HOUSE 1124 24th Street Date: 1868"
"Waters and Sarah Davis commissioned this unusual composite of Italianate and Queen Anne styles as their residence in 1868. The frame building features a 1-story porch that wraps around both street facades. Waters Davis served as president of the Galveston Wharf Company, founded the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad, and organized the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Sarah Huckins Davis was the daughter of the initial pastor of the First Baptist Church of Galveston, the first such congregation organized in the state of Texas. In 1957 the family sold the house to the American Red Cross, which operated out of the facility for the next three decades. The building currently serves as a private residence."
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Silk Stocking Residential Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
1124 24th Street
Galveston, TX 77550
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
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