Campbell Home - East End Historic District, Galveston, TX
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N 29° 18.124 W 094° 47.008
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Galveston's East End Historic District contains "333 buildings representing late 19th century (1870-1900) Victorian homes. The Campbell Home is at 1515 Broadway Avenue J.
Waymark Code: WMZ7ZB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2018
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Archibald R. Campbell Home
1515 Broadway; Scarfenbery and Losengrad
Designed this home -- which is notable
For it's porches with slender
Columns and arches
And imaginative
Gingerbread.
In 1871
Galveston Texas Before 1901 The Story Of An Island Family
Written and Edited by Poet Laureate Jean Elizabeth Ward
ISBN: 978-0-595-45517-1 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-0-595-89826-8 (ebk)
Pg 34
Google Books
(The poem is formatted as it appears in the book.)
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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Campbell Home], text, September 27, 1962;
Link accessed October 10, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.
From the Texas Historical Building Medallion Application, dated September 27, 1962.
Address: 1515 Broadway, Galveston, Texas
Submitted by: Archibald R. Campbell, Sr.
Date Built: 1871 (approximately)
Present Condition: Excellent
Interest: Architectural - Victorian
Additional Remarks: This house is a large frame structure designed by Sharfenberg and Lesengard typical of the era and central region in which it was built. It could be best described as American, Southern, Victorian as it has very large rooms with high ceilings. The interior has been maintained with most of the original furniture. The house was built by the father of the current owner.