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National Register of Historic Places

Congregation Beth Jacob

On the National Register since 20242 years
Listed 2024Galveston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Congregation Beth Jacob

Congregation Beth Jacob, at 2401 Avenue K, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 4, 2024. The Register lists it for its architecture and ethnic heritage-other-ethnic, at the local level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

2401 Avenue K, Galveston · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Congregation Beth JacobStart here
  2. 2Sweeney-Royston HouseVictorian · next door
  3. 3Grand Opera HouseRomanesque Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Silk Stocking Residential Historic DistrictQueen Anne · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Daniel Webster Kempner HouseSpanish Colonial Revival · 0.2 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

OTexas Heroes MonumentBuilt 19000.1 miBGeorge Sealy HouseNeo-Renaissance0.1 miBAshton VillaItalianate Victorian0.1 miBQuigg-Baulard HouseBuilding0.2 miBWillis-Moody MansionRomanesque0.2 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBCity HallNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBRosenberg LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19040.2 miBGalveston Orphans HomeGothic Revival0.3 miBReedy Chapel-AME ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18860.3 miBFirst Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBGalveston US Post Office, Custom House and CourthouseArt Deco0.3 miBTrinity Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Style0.3 miBSteffens-Drewa House ComplexQueen Anne0.4 miStGarten Verein PavilionStructure0.4 miBHenry Beissner HouseRaised Cottage0.4 miBModel LaundryCommercial0.4 miBJean Lafitte HotelCommercial0.4 mi
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BSt. Mary's CathedralGothic Revival · Built 18470.4 miBStar Drug StoreVictorian Commercial0.4 miBScottish Rite CathedralEclectic0.4 miBEiband'sCommercial0.4 miBTexas BuildingCommercial0.4 miBSealy Hutchings HouseQueen Anne0.5 miDLost Bayou Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBHouse at 2017-2023 Avenue IDouble-Gallery Vernacular0.5 miBHouse at 2528 Postoffice St.Wood Vernacular0.5 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchJones and Baldwin0.5 miBM. W. Shaw BuildingVictorian Commercial0.5 miBRobinson BuildingCommercial0.5 miBE.S. Levy Building3-Part Vertical Block0.5 miBPix BuildingCommercial0.5 miBI.O.O.F. LodgeCommercial0.5 miBCity National BankNeo-Classical Revival0.5 miBOld Galveston CustomhouseGreek Revival0.5 miBU.S. National BankCommercial0.5 miBMelrose Apartment BuildingVernacular 2-Part Commercial Block0.5 mi

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Questions about Congregation Beth Jacob

Is Congregation Beth Jacob on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 4, 2024 (Register number 100009737).

Is Congregation Beth Jacob a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Strand Historic District, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Congregation Beth Jacob?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026). Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.