City Hall
823 25th St., Galveston, TXThe building has served as the Galveston City Hall since its completion in 1916. It is the third city hall in the history of the city. The structure originally included a large public auditorium. The latter was badly damaged by Hurricane Carla in 1962 and replaced by a new two-story office addition in 1965. Early photographs indicate that the front portion of the original structure is virtually unchanged. The administrative office and City Council chambers are located in the building. City Hall is a landmark of major local importance and fronts 25th Street, one of the most heavily traveled roads in the city.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.