Texas Building
2200 Central Plaza, Galveston, TXArchitecturally, one of the major buildings on the Mall; was built for Fellman Dry Goods Co., one of the earliest and at one time, largest department stores in Galveston. This building was connected to Fellman's existing structure on the corner of Ave. D and 22nd. It was designed by Charles W. Bulger, one of the most active architects in Galveston at the time. The cost was $59,000. Remained Fellman's through the 1921 directory. By 1923 had become Thompson Department Store, owned by Clark W. Thompson, who later became representative of the 7th U.S. Congressional District. The last listing for the Thompson store was in 1930.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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