Galveston
Grand Galvez
The 1911 Hotel Galvez on Galveston's seawall, financed by local businessmen to revive the island after the 1900 hurricane.
- Built
- 1911Opened June 10, 1911 (hotel timeline); NRHP significant years 1910-1911.
- Style
- Spanish Colonial / Mission Revival
- Architect
- Mauran & Russell (St. Louis)
- Type
- Resort
- Rooms
- 219
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Local landmark
The story
Galveston businessmen financed the $1,000,000 hotel to revive the island’s economy after the 1900 hurricane, and it was completed in 1911 to designs by St. Louis firm Mauran and Russell, with a red tile roof and white stuccoed walls. Hotel and city are named for Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of Louisiana and viceroy of Mexico. The hotel’s timeline says it opened June 10, 1911 as the first fireproof hotel, and the Baker Corporation later bought it for $1 million and modernized it.
The ghost story
Travel Texas reports the hotel is said to be haunted by the 'Lovelorn Lady', a bride whose life was cut short after her fiancé died. It is told as local lore.
Source: www.traveltexas.com
Good to know
- Address: 2024 Seawall Blvd, Galveston, TX 77550
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.