Rosenberg Library - Galveston on Board - Galveston, Texas - Monopoly in the Real World on Waymarking.com

Located on the north side of Sealy, between 23rd and 24th, the library has a fascinating history! The monopoly property is where Vermont Ave. was in the original game.

From wikipedia:

Rosenberg Library, a public library located at 2310 Sealy Street in Galveston, Texas, United States, is the oldest continuously operating library in Texas. It serves as headquarters of the Galveston County Library System, and its librarian is also the Galveston County Librarian.

The library building was constructed on a concrete foundation with walls made of light-colored brick from the Hydraulic Press Brick Company of St. Louis, Missouri. The walls are further adorned with architectural terracotta trim and detailing, and large panels at the tops of the building's brick piers list the names of thirteen authors: Homer, Virgil, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton, Hugo, Goethe, Schiller, Irving, Byrant, Emerson, and Longfellow. The building's roof is covered with green glazed Ludowici tile.

Henry Rosenberg set aside a portion of his estate to establish a library in his name. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane postponed this project. The following year, the trustees of the estate announced a design competition for the library, and Eames & Young of St. Louis submitted the winning proposal. The library was established in 1900, and the building constructed a few years later. In 1905 it absorbed the collection of the defunct Public Library (est. in 1871 as the Galveston Free Library).

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