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Model Laundry
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National Register of Historic Places

Model Laundry

On the National Register since 198442 years
CommercialListed 1984Galveston
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About Model Laundry

Model Laundry, at 513-523 25th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 14, 1984. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Commercial, as it does for 43 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Central Business District MRA. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 10 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

513-523 25th St., Galveston · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Model LaundryStart here
  2. 2Galveston US Post Office, Custom House and CourthouseArt Deco · next door
  3. 3First Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Rosenberg LibrarySecond Renaissance Revival · Built 1904 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Ashton VillaItalianate Victorian · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHouse at 2528 Postoffice St.Wood Vernacular0.1 miBM. W. Shaw BuildingVictorian Commercial0.1 miBWillis-Moody MansionRomanesque0.2 miBCity HallNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBTrinity Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Style0.2 miBStar Drug StoreVictorian Commercial0.2 miBEiband'sCommercial0.2 miBTexas BuildingCommercial0.2 miBE.S. Levy Building3-Part Vertical Block0.2 miBCity National BankNeo-Classical Revival0.2 miBQuigg-Baulard HouseBuilding0.3 miOTexas Heroes MonumentBuilt 19000.3 miBGeorge Sealy HouseNeo-Renaissance0.3 miBHenry Beissner HouseRaised Cottage0.3 miBJean Lafitte HotelCommercial0.3 miBScottish Rite CathedralEclectic0.3 miBPix BuildingCommercial0.3 miBU.S. National BankCommercial0.3 mi
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★The Strand Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBTrueheart-Adriance BuildingVictorian0.3 miBSweeney-Royston HouseVictorian0.4 miBCongregation Beth JacobBuilding0.4 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic Revival · Built 18470.4 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchJones and Baldwin0.4 miBRobinson BuildingCommercial0.4 miBI.O.O.F. LodgeCommercial0.4 miBOld Galveston CustomhouseGreek Revival0.4 miBMelrose Apartment BuildingVernacular 2-Part Commercial Block0.4 miBBuilding at 1921-1921 1/2 Avenue DRenaissance Revival0.4 miBBuilding at 1925-1927 Market StreetVictorian Commercial0.4 miBReedy Chapel-AME ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18860.5 miBAmerican National Insurance Company (ANICO)Building0.5 miBMarschner BuildingCommercial0.5 mi
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Commercial style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Commercial.

Eiband's0.2 mi away
Texas Building0.2 mi away
Jean Lafitte Hotel0.3 mi away
Pix Building0.3 mi away

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Questions about Model Laundry

Is Model Laundry on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 14, 1984 (Register number 84001707).

Is Model Laundry a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Strand Historic District, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Model Laundry?

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.

Where can I read the history of Model Laundry?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 10 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 40969177 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.