{"nrhp_refnum":"84001713","name":"Pix Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2128 Postoffice St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galveston","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.30511579100005,"lon":-94.79245965799998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick commercial building at 2128 Postoffice Street on a major corner of the downtown mall in Galveston, Texas, dated to about 1858-59 and built by Charles Hodgsen Pix.","why_significant":"It is one of the oldest pre-Civil War commercial buildings left in Galveston and the oldest on the downtown mall. It is distinguished by its age and architectural simplicity, and it anchors this corner of the mall. It also has a long record of commercial use, including as the home of the Galveston Tribune.","narrative":"Standing on a major corner of Galveston's downtown mall, this three-story brick commercial building at 2128 Postoffice Street dates to about 1858-59. Charles Hodgsen Pix, an English merchant who arrived in Galveston early in the city's history, built it. He had started in business on the Strand as Pix and Burney, Shipbrokers, and kept his business at this location through the 1896-97 city directory. Later, the Galveston Tribune operated here from 1906 to 1924, and Michael's Jewelry first appears at the address in the 1938 directory. The rectangular building has a flat roof, a corbeled brick cornice, six-over-six windows with molded heads, and a street level faced with black tile, with multiple door openings and display windows. It is recognized as one of the oldest pre-Civil War commercial buildings remaining in Galveston, valued for its age and plain design, and it serves as an anchor for this corner of the mall. Its condition is described as good, with reversible alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Charles Hodgsen Pix (builder)","architectural_style":"Commercial","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is the same as the original (commercial); condition is listed as good, with reversible alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.34486-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/55/9691/40969155/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001713.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001713/77aa00a3c5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001713/77aa00a3c5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pix_Building_--_Galveston.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Evans</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Pix_Building_--_Galveston.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"70000748","name":"Strand Historic District, The","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/texas/strand-historic-district-the-70000748/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/40969155","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002034"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/pix-building-84001713/"}