Galveston Historic Homes Tour | Galveston Historical Foundation

People, Places, and Stories of Galveston's Black History

The historic areas of Galveston have some of my favorite buildings and homes in the state. In the mid-to-late 1800’s, Galveston was the largest city in Texas and one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the United States. You can see that wealth reflected in the structures still standing today that were created in the 1800’s. Everything changed in Galveston when the hurricane hit in 1900. It remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States recorded history and permanently altered the tr