{"nrhp_refnum":"84001731","name":"Star Drug Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"510 23rd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Galveston","county":"Galveston County","state":"TX","lat":29.304202615000065,"lon":-94.79326726799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-08-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, stuccoed brick commercial building at 510 23rd Street in downtown Galveston, Texas, built about 1886-87 by Mrs. Olympia Freybe according to tax records.","why_significant":"The business and the building are described as Galveston landmarks, and the facade is distinguished among structures in the downtown mall area. The site housed one of Galveston's oldest businesses, a drug store, from 1906 to 1982. C.J. Michaelis founded the drug store in 1890 and moved it here in 1906, rebuilding the structure for his use.","narrative":"Located on the alley side of a downtown mall block in Galveston, this two-story stuccoed brick building has a rectangular plan and a flat roof. Carved capitals and other classical details decorate the cornice, which is topped by a small pediment. At street level, two recessed double entrance doors are flanked by display windows, with a canopy attached below the transoms. The upper story is divided by pilasters and centers on a triple window set in a segmental arch opening, flanked by round-headed windows. Tax records and Sanborn maps from 1885 and 1889 indicate the original building dates to about 1886-87 and was built by Mrs. Olympia Freybe. C.J. Michaelis established a drug store in 1890 and moved to this site in 1906, rebuilding the structure for his use. The store operated here until 1982 and was one of Galveston's oldest businesses. Both the business and the building are considered local landmarks, and the facade stands out in the mall area.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Victorian commercial","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as in good condition with reversible alterations; present use is commercial.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:21.385288-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/9691/40969187/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_TX/84001731.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001731/f0077ec8a0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001731/f0077ec8a0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jim Evans","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Star_Drug_Store,_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:Star_Drug_Store,_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/40969187","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Drug_Store","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110002040"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/texas/galveston-county/star-drug-store-84001731/"}