{"nrhp_refnum":"75001980","name":"Grace Episcopal Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1115 36th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galveston","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.294548649000035,"lon":-94.80658320099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-04-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Gothic Revival limestone church at 1115 36th Street, corner of 36th Street and Avenue L, in Galveston, Texas, built in 1894-95 and designed by Nicholas J. Clayton.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an important architectural landmark in Galveston and a fine example of the city's 19th-century Gothic Revival churches, with notable hand-carved interior woodwork. It also documents the growth of the Episcopal church in Galveston, and Henry Rosenberg's bequest paid for its construction.","narrative":"Grace Episcopal Church, at the corner of 36th Street and Avenue L in Galveston, is a Gothic Revival building of broken-face white limestone completed in 1894-95. Nicholas J. Clayton designed it, and Henry Rosenberg's will provided $30,000 toward the new building. The church measures 50 by 109 feet and has a central nave with side aisles, a rose window, lancet openings, buttresses and a square crenellated tower. Inside, the open truss ceiling and hand-carved woodwork, made in Switzerland, stand out, including the reredos and altar given by Rosenberg's widow. The stone church survived the 1900 hurricane and sheltered survivors, though the old wooden chapel behind it washed away. It was raised 4.5 feet after the storm. The parish declined for a time and was returned to mission status in 1923. It became a full parish again in 1944, and a brick parish hall was added in 1952. The nomination values it as an architectural landmark and a record of Episcopal history in Galveston.","period_of_significance":"1894-95","architect_builder":"Nicholas J. Clayton (architect); Thomas Darragh (contractor); Silas McBee of New York (interior consultant)","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, unaltered and on its original site, and occupied for religious use. Repaired after the hurricanes of 1900, 1915 and 1943, and a parish hall was added in 1952.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:19.632718-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/9720/40972036/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/75001980.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001980/5a57f1d442-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001980/5a57f1d442-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_Galveston,_Texas.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Evans</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grace_Episcopal_Church,_Galveston,_Texas.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40972036","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Episcopal_Church_(Galveston,_Texas)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14710470"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/grace-episcopal-church-75001980/"}