Garten Verein Pavilion
Garten Verein Pavilion | |
 Garten Verein Pavilion | |
  Garten Verein  Garten Verein | |
| Location | 2704 Avenue O, Kempner Park, Galveston, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 29°17′34″N 94°47′41″W / 29.29278°N 94.79472°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001444[1] |
| Designated RTHL | July 27, 1977 |
The Garten Verein Pavilion is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Galveston, Texas.
History
[edit]The Garten Verein Pavilion site was originally the homestead of Robert Mills, a leading financier of Texas before the Civil War. Financially ruined as a result of the Panic of 1873, the Galveston Garten-Verein, a German social club, acquired the Mills homestead in 1876. They converted the house to use as a club meeting hall, which included a bowling alley. They added a dance pavilion to the property in 1879, possibly designed by John Moser, a local German architect.[2]
By 1895, the Garten Verein landscaped the area around the pavilion with lawns and lines of trees. In addition to the dance pavilion and bowling, entertainment included tennis and croquet.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of National Historic Landmarks in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Galveston County, Texas
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Beasley and Fox (1996), p. 183−184.
Bibliography
[edit]- Beasley, Ellen; Fox, Stephen (1996). Galveston Architectural Guidebook. Houston: Rice University Press. ISBN 0-89263-345-X.