| Marker Number |
7484 |
| Atlas Number |
5167007484 |
| Marker Title |
Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle |
| Index Entry |
Heidenheimer's Castle, Former Site of |
| Address |
1602 Sealy |
| City |
Galveston |
| County |
Galveston |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
326627 |
| UTM Northing |
3242918 |
| Subject Codes |
houses, residential buildings; German immigrants/immigration |
| Marker Year |
1978 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
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| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer (1834-1891) bought it in 1884. The German-born Heidenheimer began with a $100 loan and built a fortune as a Confederate blockade runner. He was associated with Sydnor and his son Seabrook in an auction business. Heidenheimer enlarged the house to four stories and 37 room and added castle-like tower and turrets. It changed owners many times after his death; burned in 1973, and was razed in 1975. |
