Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Galveston

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Rosenberg Library
Photo: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Rosenberg Library

On the National Register since 198442 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1984Galveston
DirectionsIts website ↗Add an old photo
About

About Rosenberg Library

Rosenberg Library, at 2310 Sealy St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 14, 1984. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 5 other Texas listings. It was listed as part of Central Business District MRA. 15 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 · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1904 to today

  1. 1904Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

2310 Sealy St., Galveston · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Rosenberg LibraryStart here
  2. 2Ashton VillaItalianate Victorian · next door
  3. 3George Sealy HouseNeo-Renaissance · next door
  4. 4Texas Heroes MonumentBuilt 1900 · next door
  5. 5City HallNeo-Classical Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

40 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BFirst Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBTrinity Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Style0.1 miBSweeney-Royston HouseVictorian0.2 miBCongregation Beth JacobBuilding0.2 miBWillis-Moody MansionRomanesque0.2 miBSt. Joseph's ChurchGothic Revival0.2 miBGalveston US Post Office, Custom House and CourthouseArt Deco0.2 miBModel LaundryCommercial0.2 miBJean Lafitte HotelCommercial0.2 miBStar Drug StoreVictorian Commercial0.2 miBScottish Rite CathedralEclectic0.2 miBGrand Opera HouseRomanesque Revival0.3 miBQuigg-Baulard HouseBuilding0.3 miBReedy Chapel-AME ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18860.3 miBHouse at 2528 Postoffice St.Wood Vernacular0.3 miBSt. Mary's CathedralGothic Revival · Built 18470.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchJones and Baldwin0.3 miBM. W. Shaw BuildingVictorian Commercial0.3 mi
Show the other 22
BEiband'sCommercial0.3 miBTexas BuildingCommercial0.3 miBRobinson BuildingCommercial0.3 miBE.S. Levy Building3-Part Vertical Block0.3 miBPix BuildingCommercial0.3 miBI.O.O.F. LodgeCommercial0.3 miBCity National BankNeo-Classical Revival0.3 miBOld Galveston CustomhouseGreek Revival0.3 miBU.S. National BankCommercial0.3 miBMelrose Apartment BuildingVernacular 2-Part Commercial Block0.3 miDSilk Stocking Residential Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBGalveston Orphans HomeGothic Revival0.4 miBHenry Beissner HouseRaised Cottage0.4 miBBuilding at 1921-1921 1/2 Avenue DRenaissance Revival0.4 mi★The Strand Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBAmerican National Insurance Company (ANICO)Building0.4 miBTrueheart-Adriance BuildingVictorian0.4 miBBuilding at 1925-1927 Market StreetVictorian Commercial0.4 miBDaniel Webster Kempner HouseSpanish Colonial Revival0.5 miDLost Bayou Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBHouse at 2017-2023 Avenue IDouble-Gallery Vernacular0.5 miBMarschner BuildingCommercial0.5 mi

Memories of Rosenberg Library

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Rosenberg Library?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Rosenberg Library

Is Rosenberg Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 14, 1984 (Register number 84001722).

Is Rosenberg Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Texas has 42 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Strand Historic District, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Rosenberg Library?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Rosenberg Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 40969193 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.