Eiband's
2001 Central Plaza, Galveston, TXSignificance Eiband's is the oldest continuing business in its original location in downtown Galveston. The building and the business are landmarks to Galvestonians. The firm was formed by Henry A. Eiland, Henry Garbade, and Thomas McCrea; formally opened in September 1895 as Garbade, Eiband, & Co., in the small building at the present site. 1914, they acquired all buildings on three lots and consolidated and remodeled them along with the addition of the fourth floor. The original core of the building dates from 1870.
Business split in 1922, at which time Garbade received the building and Eiland became the owner of the business.
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.