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 Isaac Heffron House
N 29° 18.409 W 094° 47.084
15R E 326668 N 3243300
Texas Historical Marker at the Isaac Heffron House at 1509 Postoffice St, Galveston, TX, noting the home's beautiful Victorian architecture and providing some background on the Heffron family.
Waymark Code: WMWA4R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/31/2017
Views: 5
This house is one tough cookie, as it survived the 1900 Galveston hurricane.
Marker Number: 18528
Marker Text:
Isaac Heffron (1853-1928), born in Wales, immigrated to Galveston at a young age. In 1876, he married Clotilde Gillet, a native Texan. The couple had four children and purchased the house on Post Office Street, formerly Avenue E, in 1881. Heffron was a sucessful general contractor and served on the city board of alderman. As the family grew, Heffron rebuilt the Victorian house to include a second story, a new porch along the rear façade and an elaborate concrete balustrade for the front garden. The family lived in the house through 1901 when they moved to a new house on 17th St. The couple's daughter, Clotilde, and her husband, Andrew C. Falligant, lived here until 1913.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2016
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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