Galveston Historic Foundation Temporarily Relocates

Posted on September 26, 2008
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A historical marker on the Strand's old Mallor...

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The Galveston Historic Foundation (GHF) has temporarily relocated to the Preservation Texas offices at Preservation Texas is located at 1204 San Antonio Drive in Austin, Texas. According to the GHF:

Galveston Historical Foundation is one of the largest local preservation organizations in the country. It is the steward of 13 historic properties in Galveston and employs more than 70 full and part-time staff members.

Galveston’s downtown Strand National Historic Landmark District and the residential East End Historic Landmark District comprise the largest federally recognized historic landmark district area in the state of Texas.

The Balinese Room on the seawall in Galveston, Texas. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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Currently, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has contributed money and is working with GHF to mobilize architects and engineers to determine how much damage Galveston’s historic structures have suffered. Some are already know to be lost, such as the nearly 80-year-old Balinese Room, a historic nightclub where the likes of Howard Hughes used to go to listen to Frank Sinatra, which was completely demolished by Hurricane Ike.

You can learn more about the GHF at http://www.galvestonhistory.org/.

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