Robinson Building
2009-2011 Postoffice St., Galveston, TXBuilt by George E. Robinson, who was of Robinson and Witt, contracting plumbers, gas, steamfitters, and electricians (as well as dealers in fixtures). Other plumbing businesses are located here also. 1907 newspaper article stated that the cost of the building was $11,000. The building is an example of the simple, early 20th- century, a commercial structure built to house a service business. It is the largest structure in the row that faces the Grand Opera House. Its renovation and continued use are essential to stabilizing the row.
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.