Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 148, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 63 of 85
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causeway edition. GAUVESTON TRIBUNE:
SECTION EIGHT.
Loyal Citizens of Galveston Build homes That Are Worth While
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Residence of Chas. T. Suderman, 1428 Postoffice Street.
dand City Is Ideal Lo-
cation ior Establish-
ment of Homes Be-
cause Surround i ngs
Are Well-Nigh Perfect.
To paraphrase an expression used by
St. Paul, If any city hath reason to
boast of beautiful residences, Gal-
veston more. There are yet remaining
in the city a few of the buildings which
in the early years of its history were
said to be the desidences of the
wealthier people, and these still offer
evident traces of architectural beauty
sufficient to convince the observer
that good taste was present even be-,
fore the days of electric lighting,
telephones or sanitary plumbing. These
old homes were built largely for com-
fort and yet beauty was not sacrificed
to this one feature; while the verandas
are broad and the columns massive in
appearance, the Doric style of archi-
tecture lent itself admirably to what
was then considered a standard type of
building for the climate, and modern
builders have shown good judgment in
adhering largely to the lines' thai*
characterized the Southern homes in
the early ’50s or ’60s.
Today Galveston is as modern in its
residences as it is in its business
houses and public buildings; in most of
the homes erected during the last ten
years can be found every convenience
and comfort considered an essential in
the best homes of the richest cities in
the country and the exterior is in keep-
ing with the inside. Located almost
below the line of freezes that kill veg-
etation classed as hardy, Galveston is
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Residence of Walter Gresham, 1406 Avenue J.
Residence ol Chas. Fowler, 2503 Avenue J.
Opposite Texas Heroes Monument.
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Anderson, 1513 23d Street.
Residence of J. H. W. Steele, 2628 Avenue O.
Residence of J. E. Pearce, 2827 Broadway.
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admirably located for the maintaing of
beautiful gardens and this has been
used by hundreds of householders as
one method of beautifying the home
after a manner scarcely possible in
other sections of the country.
Resident Section.
While the eastern portion of the city
Is denoted the residential section, or
rather the section in which is to be
found the larger number of modern
residences, pretty homes are to be
found in every portion of the city and
the stranger is quite often surprised in
his wanderings about the city to come
upon some bower of beauty, a pretty
cottage or a pretentious mansion, em-
bowered in a mess of foliage consist-
ing of shade trees, creeping vines and
flowering shrubbery. These are not
rare spots, but are quite frequent and
can be found on most of the streets
that run through the residential por-
tion of Galveston.
The temperature record for the past
thirty-five years gives Galveston an
annual mean temperature of 69.4; the
warmest month of the year Is July,
and the average temperature for this
month during the thirty-five years’
life of the United States weather bur-
eau has been 83; the coldest month is
January with an average temperature
! for the thirty-five years of 52.7. This
[ would indicate that Galveston was an
ideal place in which to establish a
I home and the large number of those
j that line the prominent streets would
indicate many people have availed
themselves of this knowledge.
Cooling South Breeze.
Being a Southern city, most of the
homes are built with a view of se-
curing as much as possible of the cool-
ing south breeze that comes fresh from
the Gulf of Mexico, hence numerous
openings face the south, but of this
the architect has taken advantage and
worked in numerous devices and ar-
rangements whereby it is made to
greatly enhance the beauty of the en-
tire scheme. The broad galleries al-
most surrounding the homes are shaded
by masses of blooming vines, quite
frequently roses of the rambler va-
riety and when in bloom these vines
present a picture of loveliness not to
be equalled in any other part of the
country; other vines such as the pur-
ple flowering bougainvillea, the sweet-
scented bouvardia jasmine, or the
Mexican vine with its clusters of deli-
cately colored pink flowers are also
called into use to perform the double
service of lending shade to the galler-
ier and investing the same with a
beauty feature which no painter’s art
can hope to excell.
Always A Garden.
For the most part the homes of Gal-
veston are situated a short distance
back of the property line making
room for a garden in which is usually
found the choicest roses, while bril-
liant hued annuals attain perfection in
the soil of the island which appears to
be particularly adapted to a wide range
of these garden ornaments. The ole-
ander. a green house plant a few hun-
dred miles north of here, grows in the
open and attains the proportions of a
tree. During the season of flower, the
oleander contributes in no small de
sree to the beauty of street and horn,
and the odor of some members of thi
family ig very delicate and pleasing
Some dozen or more varieties of
oleander are to be found in the
dens of Galveston.
The material most generally used in
the construction of Galveston homes is
the long leaf pine; its lasting qualities
are found to be equal to that of any
other wood tried here and its cheap-
ness makes it particularly available for
use. While wltite paint appears to be
largely favoded with blinds of green,
no iron clad rule prevails and house*
of almost every color usually adopted
for use for residences are to be seen
about the city. Coolness during the
heated term is the main /feature sought
in the erection of a home in Galves-
ton, and this desired consummation
has been secured almost universally so
that the homes of the city possess a
most inviting aspect with their gar-
dens, lawns, trees and flowering
shrubbery. Her* and there can be found
a home constructed of brick or of
brick veneer, but largely because this
material does not lend itself to the
creation of artistic ornamentation, it
is not generally used; however, those
that are to be found about the city lose
little in this particular by comparison
with the more pliable wood.
Neighbor Pride.
On many of the city streets there
has grown up a sort of neighborhood
pride that has resulted in the general
improvement of that particular section;
the aim appears to be that only the
best sidewalks, the greenest lawns,
the prettiest flower gardens, the most
ornate shrubbery and the cleanest
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Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 148, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912, newspaper, May 16, 1912; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth871897/m1/63/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting San Jacinto Museum of History.