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Galvez Hotel | |
Location | 2024 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°17′32″N 94°47′8″W / 29.29222°N 94.78556°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1910; 109 Years Ago |
Architect | Mauran & Russell |
Architectural style | Mission/Spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79002944[1] |
RTHL No. | 7494 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 4, 1979 |
Designated RTHL | 1980 |
The Grand Galvez Resort & Spa is a historic 226-room resort hotel located in Galveston, Texas, United States that opened in 1911 as the Hotel Galvez. It was named to honor Bernardo de Gálvez, 1st Viscount of Galveston, for whom the city was named. The hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1979. It is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.