Garten Verein Pavilion

Garten Verein Pavilion
Garten Verein Pavilion
Garten Verein is located in Texas
Garten Verein
Garten Verein
Garten Verein is located in the United States
Garten Verein
Garten Verein
Location2704 Avenue O,
Kempner Park,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates29°17′34″N 94°47′41″W / 29.29278°N 94.79472°W / 29.29278; -94.79472
NRHP reference No.77001444[1]
Designated RTHLJuly 27, 1977

The Garten Verein Pavilion is a National Register of Historic Places-listed property in Galveston, Texas.

History

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

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Beasley and Fox (1996), p. 183−184.

Bibliography

  • Beasley, Ellen; Fox, Stephen (1996). Galveston Architectural Guidebook. Houston: Rice University Press. ISBN 0-89263-345-X.