National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form

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1 NPS Form lo-mw-a fm2) ' United States Department off the Interior National Park Service National Register off Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form OMB No Exp Continuation sheet Item number all Page 10 County_ Galveston USGS Quad 2994/231 Survey site no. 10 City ~ Galveston 'UTMs / Name Texas Building Date: factual Est. Address 2200 Central Plaza Architect/Builder Charles W. Bulger Contractor Owner Galco. Associates, Inc, Style/Type commercial _0riginal use commercial and offices Address P.O. Box 119 Galveston Present use same _Present condition good;alterations easily rev. Block/Lot_ Description 502/8; less than 1 acre 5-story, stuccoed-brick, commercial and office building; rectangular with flat roof; plain parapet and cornice; street level includes recessed entrance on each side and display windows for retail space; entrance to upper stories on northeast corner; squared pilasters support plain entablature: floors 204 have paired 1/1 windows with shaped and molded architraves; carved stringcourse separates 5th floor; paired roundarch windows on tip floor spring from squared pilasters and have carved spandrels; restoration possible with addition of missing eave and reversal of minor firstlevel alterations. Significance Architecturally, one of major buildings on Mall; built for Fellman Dry Goods Co., one of earliest and at one time, largest department stores in Galveston. This building was connected to Fellman's existing structure on corner of Ave. D and 22nd. It was designed by Charles W. Bulger, one of the most active architects in Galveston at the time. Cost was $59,000. Remained Fellman's through 1921 directory. By 1923 had become Thompson Department Store, owned by Clark W. Thompson, who later became representative of 7th U.S. Congressional District. Last listing for Thompson store was Relationship to site: Moved ^date or Original site X Describe On center corner of downtown mall, 22nd from F to D is important streetscape. Bibliography Galveston Daily News. 9/1/06 Informant City Directories; S.C. Griffin, History Recorder Ellen Beasley of Galveston, Texas: Narrative and Bibliographical, 1931 Date Nov Continuations:

2 WASO Form ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Texas Building (Central Business District MRA) Galveston County TEXAS resubmission nomination by person or local government O owner objection LJ appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: CH sample O request CH appeal MAR Working No. Fed. Reg. Date: ^ Date Due: 7' Jie 7( 7 - j^^a/s/t^ Action: ACCEPT.t^rTfETURN. REJECT_ Federal Agency: CH NR decision Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline Date_ see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: 7(^ tsnhniral corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownerthip Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes n no 7. Description Condition Check one Check one excellent good fair I I deteriorated CD ruins I I unexposed unaltered altered original site moved date. Describe the present and original (If known) physical appearance cn summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity I I alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection

3 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity CD applicable criteria CD justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource context CD relationship of integrity to significance CH justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property f^^l-e^^ pu*r^ Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CD Maps CD Photographs other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed L ^'^yu^--'''''^''^''-'--^<^r^^-<^^-->. -^ Date L t 7 Phone: Comments for any Item may be continued on an attached sheet

4 NPS Form * 0-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Sen^ice National Register off Historic Piaces inventory Nomination Form NPS us«only date entered OMB No Exp Continuation sheet Item numtjer Page ^ -/ Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Central Business District Multiple Resource Area Galveston County, TEXAS Nomination/Type of Review Date/Signature 11. Marschner Building Entere3 Tn IKa Natior.%1 Register 12. Model Laundry '^n'^^.t^ntivq Eavlew Keeper C^c^^-^ Moser House Entered In ths National Register j^tteeper.-ppj.''^u..,^^^^ g^x^/^/ 14. Pix Building 15. Robinson Building Entered In th"9 Natiofaal Rogictor Entered In tha Katiocal Rugistar ffeeper ^LM^u^y^y--^ ^/ fl^ieper ^^jtl^^i^^^^y^j^ ^ 16. Rosenberg Library 17. Scottish Rite Cathedral F.ntored In tsa Natioaal Register <f*rceeper.^y/jjul^^-^a^^^-^^^^-.^ ^ ^ j / Keeper Ml 18. Shaw. M. W., Bjiilding j,^^^^^^ National Registau j^epet,^/ua-u^>t^^yu^ y,7jyu 19. Star Drug Store Entered in th'a National Begistar ^Keeper, 7?^.cA-u.<A-^s^y^ ^^/^/ Texas Building E-itored In -ths National fie^etgi /iteeper,p<^6/<..-^^^^^<^ ^Jhllw

5 WASO Form ("R" June 1984) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET Texas Building (Central Business District MRA) Galveston County TEXAS (j^ resubmission CD nomination by person or local government CD owner objection d] appeal Working No. workmg r^o. / Fed. Reg. Date: ^ 7 S A ^ Date Due: Action: AS/AAAIl u^ccept^ Ir-fY-^V Entered in tfia.return. UTational Begtster.REJECT. Federal Agency: Substantive Review: CD sample request Reviewer's comments: CD appeal D NR decision Recom./Criteria. Reviewer Discipline. Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for:.technical corrections cited below.substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition Status Accessible Present Use 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation In Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition excellent CD good CD fair I I deteriorated CD ruins CD unexposed Check ona unaltered altered Check one original site moved date. Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance CD summary paragraph CD completeness CD clarity I I alterations/integrity dates I I boundary selection

6 8. Significance Period Areas of Significance Check and justify below Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance (In one paragraph) summary paragraph CD completeness clarity CD applicable criteria CD justification of areas checked CD relating significance to the resource CD context CD relationship of integrity to significance CD justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature title date 13. Other CD Maps CH Photographs other Questions conceming this nomination may be directed to. Signed Date Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet

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9 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: