Facilities

Facts

• Built in 1859
  
• One of the first masonry structures on the island
  
• Constructed by James Moreau Brown as his family's home
  
• Sold to the El Mina Shrine in 1927; the Shriners used the house for offices and social functions until 1968
  
• Owned by the City of Galveston and leased to Galveston Historical Foundation for operation as a house museum