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Sweeney-Royston House

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2402 Avenue L, Galveston, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 17' 54.753252", -94° 47' 32.286732"
 
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     James Moreau Brown (1821-1895), builder of Ashton Villa, erected this home in 1885 as a wedding gift for his daughter Matilda (1865-1926) and her husband Thomas Sweeney (d. 1905). Attributed to architect Nicholas J. Clayton, the Victorian cottage features angular dormer windows and a mariner's wheel motif in the front porch balustrade. Judge Mart Royston, noted lawyer and civic leader, and his two sisters occupied the residence from 1911 until 1954. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Sweeney-Royston House Historical Marker Location Map, Galveston, Texas