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The East End Historic District comprises over 50 city blocks bounded on the south by Broadway, the east by 10th Street, the north by Mechanic Avenue, and the west by 19th Street. 
The entire District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and designated a National Historic Landmark.
The East End Historical District Association was formed in 1974 to preserve and maintain the heritage and livability of the East End Neighborhood.
Take your time walking the gorgeous streets of the District and experience the charms of Galveston's "Gilded Age."
Note the architectural details of the fine pre-1900 homes, shadowed silhouettes of ornate carvings, a splash of stained glass in a window, welcoming porches, or a bit of wrought iron fencing.
The architecture of the East End Historical District reflects a variety of styles and periods, the earliest being examples of the Greek Revival style built during the 1850s. 
Early residents represented an economic and social cross-section of the community, also expressed in the dwellings, ranging from small, simple cottages to large, elaborate houses and castles.
The rugged old homes, having withstood the test of time and the elements, now flaunting their age after a bit of paint and skilled carpentry. 
In recent years this area has turned from a bleak pattern of decay into a thriving, livable neighborhood enjoying tourism and desirability. 
Besides the beautiful homes, its residents enjoy a cultural and ethnic melting pot, several fine schools, many restaurants, and close proximity to the University of Texas Medical Branch and the Downtown historic District.
Be on the lookout; this District boasts the majority of Galveston's tree sculptures!

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The Hendley Building: commercial icon of Galveston's historic Strand and Civil War Battleground. The Hendley Building, also known as Hendley Row, was constructed between 1855 and 1859. When this building was erected, 20th Street was considered the center line of the city.

This Greek revival-style building is the oldest brick structure on Strand. Looking at the front of the building from Strand, you will see that it is four separate units divided by granite blocks. When looking closely at the granite dividing blocks, you can see the initials of the original building owners carved into the granite.

The Henley building was constructed to facilitate the rapidly expanding Kuhns Wharf and to be utilized as a shipping line headquarters between Galveston and New York City. Starting up a new shipping line was common in Galveston in the late 1800s, as Galveston was the closest port to facilitate expansion to the American West.

Shortly after construction, during the American Civil War, the Hendley Building played a significant role during the Battle of Galveston in 1863. Galveston was a key port for Confederate supply lines. In October 1862, the Union Navy finally seized control of the Port of Galveston. On New Year's day of 1863, a joint effort between the Confederate Army and a makeshift confederate naval force attacked the union vessels in the harbor.

The Confederate army, led by General John Bankhead Magruder, utilized the Henley building and other smaller buildings on 20th Street. The battle was initiated by the Confederacy in the early morning hours. The battle was short. The Union Navy was not prepared, and the Confederacy once again claimed Galveston.

If you look closely at the 20th Street facing wall, you can spot cannonball or shell damage on one of the pillars. Through the next century and a half, the Hendley building served its original purpose as a warehouse and office space for shipping lines. This historic building has also served as a home to liquor and produce distributors, office and retail space, priva

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While exploring Pier 21, you may spot all of the shrimp boats docked between the Ocean Star and Katie's seafood. This area is known as the mosquito fleet. It's said that the name mosquito fleet comes from the shrimping boats, insect-like profiles. 

This area was home to the 1838 Koons Warf, one of the first significant investments at the Port of Galveston and one of the first docks with deep water access. Before Galveston's first bridge connected to the mainland in 1860, the area around the mosquito fleet became the city's open market. Boats would arrive from the mainland, bringing produce, beef, and other goods to barter. Throughout the city's early years, the market eventually expanded southward along 20th Street between Avenue B, also known as Strand, and Avenue D, known as Market Street. 

During the Civil War in late 1862 into 1863, the United States Navy occupied Galveston for a few months, and the USS Harriet Lane was docked at the end of Koons Wharf. The Confederacy took back Galveston Island and initiated what is now known as the Battle of Galveston. The area between the mosquito fleet along 20th Street to Strand, including the Hendley building, is a civil war battleground. 

Today's mosquito fleet ties together Galveston's early market, the naming of Market Street, the Battle of Galveston during the civil war, and Koons Wharf, a significant pier for trade at the port of Galveston. Be sure to take a close look at some of those shrimp boats. If you've ever eaten shrimp in Galveston, chances are high they came from one of these boats. 

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The Ocean Star Oilfield Energy Center is a retired offshore drilling rig that has been converted into a museum and education center. Exhibiting the process of onshore and offshore drilling, the Ocean Star is a Jack up rig built in 1969 in Beaumont, Texas. This rig worked throughout the Gulf of Mexico, mainly along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast, and has drilled approximately 200 wells during her active years.

Since retirement, she has been converted into a fascinating education center and energy history museum. Be sure to check out the Ocean Star and learn all things petroleum and see if you can imagine life on board a jack-up oil rig. 

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