[Historic Marker Application: Bishop's Palace] Page: 1 of 14
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Pat Morrison, rewrite 9-5-67
16" x72" Medallion Plate
Galveston County
Location: On building, 1402
Broadway, Galvestbn.
THE BISHOP'S PALACE*
1652
BUILT,1886-1893, 8Y COL.WvALTER2
GRESHTAM, CIVIC LEADRR.- AND U.S.
CONGRESSMAN. NICHOLAS J . CLAYTON
WAS ARCHITECT.ONE OF THE MOST
LAVISH AND MASSIVE HOMES IN U.S.,4
HOUSE IS A VICTORIAN ADAPTATION
OF RENAISSANCE STYLE.
SILVER AND ONYX MANTEL IN
MUSIC ROOM WON FIRST PRIZE,1886,
AT NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION.MRS.
GRES HAM PAINTED MURALS, CEILINGS .
CATHOLIC DIOCESE BOUGHT HOME,
1923,MADE ONE ROOM INTO CHAPEL
WITH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.**
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK,1967***
* 1/2 lettering
** 3/8 " lettering
*** 1/4 " lettering1
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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Bishop's Palace], text, September 5, 1967; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth477728/m1/1/?q=%221967%22: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Historical Commission.