Bishop's Palace

Bishop’s Palace is Galveston’s grandest and best-known building. An ornate delight of colored stone, Bishop’s Palace features intricately carved ornaments, rare woods, stained-glass windows, bronze dragons and other sculptures, luxury materials and furnishings and impressive fireplaces from around the world, including one lined with pure silver. Designed by Galveston’s premier architect Nicholas Clayton and built by lawyer Colonel Walter Gresham from 1886 to 1892, the Victorian-era castle has been cited by the American Institute of Architects as one of the 100 most important buildings in America.

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