Ashbel Smith Building
Ashbel Smith Building | |
Ashbel Smith Building in 2009 | |
Ashbel Smith Building Ashbel Smith Building | |
Location |
916 Strand (Ave. B), Galveston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°18′48″N 94°46′44″W / 29.31333°N 94.77889°WCoordinates: 29°18′48″N 94°46′44″W / 29.31333°N 94.77889°W |
Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
Built | 1891 |
Architect | Nicholas J. Clayton |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference # | 69000203[1] |
TSAL # | 8200001367 |
RTHL # | 7539 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 28, 1969 |
Designated TSAL | January 1, 1981 |
Designated RTHL | 1969 |
The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas.[2] It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. [3] Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.
In 1949, the building named for Ashbel Smith, a Republic of Texas diplomat and one of the founders of the University of Texas System. The building was registered as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1969 and renovated in 1985.
In 2008, Old Red was flooded with six feet of water by Hurricane Ike.
- This was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building
See also
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Texas Historical Commission. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
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