Bishop’s Palace

The Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate 19,082 square feet Victorian-style house, located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: historic place in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Also known as: “1892 Bishop’s Palace”
Address: 1402 Broadway, Galveston, TX 77550

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shriners Hospital for Children and St. Mary Cathedral Basilica.

Shriners Hospital for Children

Hospital

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The Shriners Children's Texas is a 30-bed non-profit pediatric specialty hospital, research, and teaching center located adjacent to the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, US. Shriners Hospital for Children is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Bishop’s Palace.

St. Mary Cathedral Basilica

Church

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St. Mary Cathedral Basilica is a Catholic cathedral in Galveston, Texas. It is the primary cathedral of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and the mother church of Catholics in Texas. St. Mary Cathedral Basilica is situated 2,600 feet west of Bishop’s Palace.

University of Texas Medical Branch

University

The University of Texas Medical Branch is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas, United States. It is part of the University of Texas System. University of Texas Medical Branch is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Bishop’s Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galveston and Port Bolivar.

Galveston

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Galveston is a city on Galveston Island, off the Texas Gulf Coast, approximately 45 minutes southeast of Houston. Galveston is a port of entry and a destination for almost all the cruise ships with ports of call in Texas.

Port Bolivar

Village

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Port Bolivar is an unincorporated community located on the northern shore of the western tip of the Bolivar Peninsula, separated from Galveston Island by the entrance to Galveston Bay. Port Bolivar is situated 5 miles north of Bishop’s Palace.

Bishop’s Palace

Categories: palace, building, and tourism
Location: Galveston, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.30308° or 29° 18′ 11″ north

Longitude

-94.78215° or 94° 46′ 56″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Operator

Galveston Historical Foundation

Open location code

76X78639+64

OpenStreetMap ID

way 56044910

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

Q3728690

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Bishop’s Palace” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قصر الأسقف”
Italian: “Castello Gresham”
Italian: “Palazzo del Vescovo”
Portuguese: “Palácio do Bispo”
Spanish: “Palacio del Obispo”

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