{"nrhp_refnum":"84001720","name":"Robinson Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2009-2011 Postoffice St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galveston","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.305049061000034,"lon":-94.79070837899997,"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 2009-11 Postoffice Street in Galveston, Texas, built in 1907 by plumbing contractor George E. Robinson.","why_significant":"The building is presented as an example of the simple, early 20th-century commercial structure built to house service businesses. It is the largest structure in the row facing the Grand Opera House. Its renovation and continued use are described as essential to stabilizing that row.","narrative":"Built in 1907 at 2009-11 Postoffice Street in Galveston, this three-story brick building is a plain commercial block with a flat roof and a parapet with a center projection. A band in the parapet originally read \"19 GEO. E. ROBINSON 07.\" The front is divided into three sections by pilasters, with a corbelled cornice and segmental-arch windows. The street level has been enclosed, though the outline of the original center door, angled entrances and large display windows is still clear. George E. Robinson, of Robinson and Witt, contracting plumbers, gas and steam fitters and electricians, had it built; a 1907 newspaper reported the cost as $11,000. Other plumbing businesses later operated here. The building is listed as an example of the simple early 20th-century commercial structure built to house service businesses. It is the largest in the row facing the Grand Opera House, and its renovation and continued use are seen as key to stabilizing that row. Today it holds a bar and residences.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George E. Robinson (builder/owner, of Robinson and Witt, contracting plumbers)","architectural_style":"Commercial","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is bar and residential; condition is described as good, with alterations reversible.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.788711-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/9691/40969157/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001720.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001720/93c61daf92-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001720/93c61daf92-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robinson_Building_Galveston.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:Robinson_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/40969157","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002045"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/robinson-building-84001720/"}