Old Red, University of Texas Medical School Galveston
Writing
Nowhere was the rising affluence of Texas in the late nineteenth century more evident than in Galveston, dubbed at the time "Queen City of the Gulf." All of the promise and prosperity of blossoming American capitalism were here, fed by a booming port that had become the gateway to the New West. Heady Galveston was ready to tear down its modest frame structures and rebuild in brick and stone to…
The Bishop’s Palace
Writing
The captains of commerce and finance who led Galveston to its glory in the late nineteenth century created for themselves a striking collection of imposing homes built behind stately rows of palm trees in what is sometimes called Galveston's "Castle District." A few of the wealthy barons called in prestigious architects from outside the state to design their new palaces. Notably, Mr. and Mrs.…