[Historic Marker Application: Julius H. Ruhl Residence] Page: 1 of 18
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Texas Historical Commission Staff (FR), 11/14/84
Official Texas Historical Building Marker without post for
attachment to wood
Galveston County (Order #7994)
Location: 1428 Sealy, Galveston
JULIUS H.RUHL RESIDENCE*
A NATIVE OF PRUSSIA,JULIUS H.
RUHL CAME TO GALVESTON IN 1872.
HE SERVED AS CASHIER AND CLERK
FOR THE MERCANTILE FIRM OF
KAUFFMAN & RUNGE UNTIL HIS DEATH
IN 1882.THIS HOME,WHICH RUHL HAD
CONSTRUCTED IN 1874-75,REMAINED IN
HIS FAMILY UNTIL 19620THE RESIDENCE
EXHIBITS ITALIANATE DETAILING AND
FEATURES A FINE,TWO-STORY PORCH
WITH CLASSICAL COLONETTES,A
BRACKETED CORNICE ALONG THE ROOF
LINE,AND A CENTRAL TRIANGULAR
PEDIMENTe**
RECORDED TEXAS HISTORIC LANDMARK - 1984***
*1/2 inch lettering
**3/8 inch lettering
***1/4 inch lettering
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Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Julius H. Ruhl Residence], text, November 14, 1984; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth477690/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Historical Commission.