Ashbel Smith Building

Ashbel Smith Building

Ashbel Smith Building
Location 914--916 Ave. B, Galveston, Texas
Coordinates 29°18′48″N 94°46′44″W / 29.31333°N 94.77889°W / 29.31333; -94.77889Coordinates: 29°18′48″N 94°46′44″W / 29.31333°N 94.77889°W / 29.31333; -94.77889
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1891[1]
Architect Clayton,Nicholas J.
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 69000203[2]
RTHL # 7539
TSAL # 1367
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 28, 1969
Designated RTHL 1969[1]
Designated TSAL 5/28/1981

The Ashbel Smith Building, also known as Old Red, is a Romanesque Revival building located in Galveston, Texas.[1] It was built in 1891 with red brick and sandstone. [3] Nicholas J. Clayton was the architect. It was the first University of Texas Medical Branch building.

In 1949, the building named for Ashbel Smith, a Republic of Texas diplomat and one of the founders of the University of Texas system. The building was registered as a Texas Historical Landmark in 1969 and renovated in 1985.

In 2008, Old Red was flooded with six feet of water by Hurricane Ike.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
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