The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate Victorian house located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas. The house was built between 1887 and 1893 by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton for lawyer and politician Walter Gresham.

The American Institute of Architects has listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States, and the Library of Congress has classified it as one of the fourteen most representative Victorian structures in the nation.

The home is estimated to have cost $250,000 at the time; today its value is estimated at over $5.5 million. The Galveston Historical Foundation provides self guided tours of the house on weekends.

Have a blessed Ne Year to all! I just hope everyone had a good one. I mean a good start of the year 2012! Anyway, anyone heading to El Paso, Texas? I wish you have a lot of great times there. This is one of the places that I wish to visit in the United States of America. I was looking lats night in the world in my computer room where does El Paso or Texas as a whole is located. I found out that it is quite far from Las Vegas, Nevada. I still believed that I have the chance to visit Texas one of these days. If not this year maybe in the next years to come.

I tried to use google map to find out how long would it takes when driving from Las Vegas to El Paso? Depending on your route, it is around 730 miles when taking US-93 and I-10-E and that is over 12 hours driving. At least I have an idea now about this place.


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The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate Victorian house located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas. The American Institute of Architects has listed the home as one of the 100 most significant buildings in the United States, and the Library of Congress has classified it as one of the fourteen most representative Victorian structures in the nation.

The house was built between 1887 and 1893 by Galveston architect Nicholas J. Clayton for lawyer and politician Walter Gresham. In 1923 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston purchased the house, and, situated across the street from the Sacred Heart Church, it served as a bishop's residence. After the diocesan offices were moved to Houston, the diocese opened the mansion to the public in 1963, with proceeds from tours being used to help fund the Newman Center, operating in the basement, serving Catholic students at the nearby University of Texas Medical Branch. credit