THE GALVESTON HISTORIC HOMES TOUR
1868 CHARLES AND SUSAN HURLEY HOUSE: Charles Hurley, commission merchant and former mayor of Galveston, owned this two-story Southern townhouse with Greek Revival features. Hurley and his family lived here until the late 1880s. The house was heavily damaged during the 1900 storm and was rebuilt with an addition in 1910. C. 1880 ALLEY HOUSE: In 2009, the Galveston Historical Foundation relocated this vernacular two-room alley house from the 1100 block of Market Street. The side-gabled wood-frame building represents a typical alley house prevalent in Galveston since the 1840s. It was designated a historic landmark in 2010. 1904 THOMAS AND MAGGIE BOLLINGER HOUSE: Grocery merchant Thomas Bollinger and his wife, Maggie, were the first residents of this two-story Victorian. The couple rented the house for several years and purchased it in 1907. Its most prominent feature is a wrap-around doublegallery porch. 1905 JAMES AND EMMA DAVIS HOUSE: James Jefferson Davis, former vice president and general manager of the Galveston Wharves, commissioned prominent Galveston architect George B. Stowe to design this two-story house with Colonial Revival influences for his family. 1899 WILLIAM AND ELLA DUGEY HOUSE: William Dugey commissioned this two-story side-hall Victorian townhouse that was completed in 1899 just before the 1900 storm. Heavily damaged, it was rebuilt in 1901, and the Dugeys lived there for a number of years. Dugey When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 6-7 and 13-14 Where: Start the tour at any of the nine houses; go to galvestonhistory.org for a map. Tickets: $30 in advance; $35 on Friday. Available at galvestonhistory.org; The Shop at the Palace, 1402 Broadway; Eighteen Seventy One, 2217 Strand; and Architectural Salvage Warehouse, 2228 Broadway. Extra: From 5-7 p.m. May 13, tiny historic homes will be open for touring. There will be special food and craftbeer pairings from Saint Arnold Brewing Co. Tickets are $50; galvestonhistory.org. was a cotton screwman who worked on the wharves compressing bales of cotton onto oceangoing vessels. 1916 HANS AND MARGUERITE GULDMANN HOUSE: Dallas architectural firm C.D. Hill & Co. designed this 5,500-square-foot brick house for businessman and Danish consul Hans Guldmann. On more than one acre, the two-story residence features Mission and Craftsman design elements, including a tile roof, wide overhanging eaves revealing exposed rafter tails and a double gallery supported by square columns. 1925 JOSEPH AND HELEN SWIFF HOUSE: Russian immigrant Joseph Swiff commissioned Czechoslovakian architect Rudolph Mudrak to design this Mission-style house in 1925. The one-story hollow tile and brick building with a stucco finish contains 10 rooms and 19 closets, four of which were cedar lined. Swiff operated J. Swiff & Co., a cotton, bagging and lumber business in Galveston. 1926 HARRY AND HARRIET WETMORE HOUSE: Galveston harbor pilot Capt. Harry Wetmore contracted with Johnson Brothers Construction Co. to erect this red-brick, two-story Colonial Revival house during the summer of 1926. The property is notable for a prominent front entry supported by slender columns and a side elevation porte cochère leading to a rear two-story garage and servants’ quarters. Wetmore came to Galveston in 1913 as a captain for Morgan Steamship Lines. 1915 HENRY HILDEBRAND HOUSE: Henry Hildebrand purchased this twostory kit house from the Aladdin House Co. in 1915. The property’s original insurance record notes that “The Fairmont” house pattern arrived in Galveston by train “ready to nail together.” Donated to the Galveston Historical Foundation in 2015, it also was featured during the 2016 Historic Homes Tour. (Rehabilitation in progress; first weekend only.) 1920 CITY NATIONAL BANK BUILDING: Chicago architects Weary & Alford designed this two-story Neoclassical stone building for William L. Moody Jr.’s City National Bank. Renamed Moody National Bank in 1953, it did business here until 1962. From 1976 until 2008, the building was used as a museum and is now being rehabilitated for use as a private event venue. (Rehabilitation in progress; second weekend only.)